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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, and 4

Gathering with Equals becomes Release from Obstacles

同人 13 Gathering with Equals 渙 59 Release from Obstacles
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Four lines move, and the Fire and Heaven of the starting figure turn into wind over water. In 59 Release from Obstacles, the still lines carry the reading. The fifth speaks of a time of division and selfishness, when unity has to become your aim even if it costs you more concessions than you'd like. The top line advises getting yourself and your people out of harm's way in time; that withdrawal is wise, not cowardly. So the community you hoped for is fragmenting, and the response is twofold. Work for what joins people, and give way where your own pride is the obstacle. At the same time, if something truly threatens the group, step clear of it early rather than holding your ground for appearances. Dissolving tension and dissolving risk are both forms of care for the whole.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. Line 5 of 59 Release from Obstacles, which stays still

    In times of deep division and widespread selfishness, make unity your aim, even if it means yielding more than you think you should.

    Scatters its great proclamation like sweat. Scatters the dwelling of the king. No fault.

  2. Line 6 of 59 Release from Obstacles, which stays still

    Get away in time from whatever puts you and your people in danger. Withdrawing now isn't running away: it's dissolving the risk before it reaches you, and there's no mistake in that.

    Scatters its blood; goes away, departs far off. No fault.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Line 4 of 13 Gathering with Equals

    Despite the differences, if you reach agreements, trust will come back little by little.

    Climbing up on the wall, yet unable to attack. Good fortune.

  8. The judgment of 59 Release from Obstacles

    You can free yourself from the obstacles that hold you back if you're able to act sincerely and bring opposites together around shared goals. The tension has arisen because selfishness rules. To move forward, be humble and let the current carry you rather than going against it.

    Success. The king goes to his temple. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.

The trigrams

Below Fire Water
Above Heaven Wind

The way back

59 Release from Obstacles → 13 Gathering with Equals
lines 1, 2, 3, and 4

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