Transformation · lines 1, 2, and 3
Gathering with Equals becomes Conflict
What this change means
The whole lower trigram moves, and the Fire that lit this gathering turns to Water. You begin in 13 Gathering with Equals, a time for meeting people of your own caliber and building on trust, when large and new ventures are favored. You end in 6 Conflict, where a dispute is forming that action won't settle. Weigh the two judgments evenly. The bond with your equals is real, but something has turned it into contention, and pushing harder won't restore it. What helps now is cleverness rather than force: accept that you can't fix everything at once, let some events run their course, and ask someone wise and impartial for advice. Think carefully about how any new step begins, since disputes often grow from a careless start. Keep the shared goal in view, so that when the tension passes there's still a community left to return to.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- The judgment of 13 Gathering with Equals
It's a time of meetings with people of a high nature like yours, with whom you can carry out important tasks and projects. Relationships built on trust and mutual support take shape. Large, innovative projects are favored.
Community in the open country. Success. It is favorable to cross the great river. The constancy of the noble person is favorable.
- The judgment of 6 Conflict
A conflict is arising that can't be solved by action; cleverness works better than force. Recognizing that you can't resolve anything right now, letting events take their course, and seeking the advice of someone wise in this area will help you get out of the conflict.
There is sincere trust, but it is blocked. Caution: stopping halfway brings good fortune; going all the way to the end, misfortune. It is favorable to see the great person. It is not favorable to cross the great river.
- Line 1 of 13 Gathering with Equals
Shared projects should be carried out in the open, with nothing hidden.
Community at the gate. No fault.
- Line 2 of 13 Gathering with Equals
If you join with people who try to exclude others, the projects won't move forward.
Community within the clan. Distress.
- Line 3 of 13 Gathering with Equals
If you let distrust grow in your relationships and let the people in them hide things from each other, your actions will fail.
Hiding soldiers in the brush, climbing the high hill. For three years, no rising.
The trigrams
The way back
6 Conflict → 13 Gathering with Equalslines 1, 2, and 3
Other transformations of Gathering with Equals
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 2, and 4
- 20Observinglines 1, 3, and 4
- 61Inner Integritylines 2, 3, and 4
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1, 2, and 5
- 35Advancelines 1, 3, and 5
- 38Oppositeslines 2, 3, and 5
- 52Abidinglines 1, 4, and 5
- 26Great Achievementslines 2, 4, and 5
- 27Nourishmentlines 3, 4, and 5
- 28Excesseslines 1, 2, and 6
- 45Meetinglines 1, 3, and 6
- 58Inner Peacelines 2, 3, and 6
- 39Held Backlines 1, 4, and 6
- 5Inactionlines 2, 4, and 6
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 3, 4, and 6
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 1, 5, and 6
- 34Great Manifestationlines 2, 5, and 6
- 51Shocklines 3, 5, and 6
- 36Darknesslines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.