Transformation · lines 1, 3, and 4
Gathering with Equals becomes Observing
What this change means
Three lines move, and the figure becomes wind moving over the earth. 13 Gathering with Equals speaks of meeting kindred people, trusting each other and attempting something large together, with your constancy as the ground. 20 Observing, the resulting hexagram, asks you to look before you act: you're an example to others right now, and you also need to watch closely those who inspire you. Holding both judgments in balance, the advice is to let the alliance take shape through attention rather than haste. Notice who is really aligned with you and how they act when nothing is at stake. Let others see your own conduct clearly, since your example may do more than persuasion. When you understand the group well enough, the right moment to move together tends to show itself, and things can unfold without forcing.
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 20 Observing
Observe before you act. Right now you're a source of inspiration for others, and at the same time you need to observe those who inspire you. This will let things unfold at the right moment, and perfectly.
Hands washed, the offering not yet made. There is sincere trust, solemn and grave.
- 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 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.
- 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.
The trigrams
The way back
20 Observing → 13 Gathering with Equalslines 1, 3, and 4
Other transformations of Gathering with Equals
- 6Conflictlines 1, 2, and 3
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 2, 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.