Transformation · lines 1, 3, and 5

Gathering with Equals becomes Advance

Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

The sun climbs out over the earth: with three alternating lines moving, the figure turns bright and rising. On one side stands the judgment of 13 Gathering with Equals, meetings with people who share your nature, mutual trust, and favor for big, inventive projects. On the other stands 35 Advance, a time of growth when help comes from people with influence and doors can open if you ask. Weighed together, the fellowship you've formed is the vehicle for progress. Don't hesitate to request support, because your talents are visible now. And as you receive, give: the growth of the people around you is part of the same movement. Let your own conduct shine plainly, without show. Advancement that lifts the whole group tends to go further than any you'd chase alone.

What to read, in order

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

  1. 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.

  2. The judgment of 35 Advance

    A time of growth and achievement is coming, and you should make the most of it. You'll receive help and favors from important people. If you need something, don't hesitate to ask: doors will open for you. Your talents are recognized, and just as you receive help, it's also a time to contribute to the growth and betterment of others.

    The lord of Kang is granted horses in great numbers; in a single day he is received three times.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Line 5 of 13 Gathering with Equals

    The big differences seem impossible to bridge; still, with patience and a willing heart, union returns.

    Community: first wailing and cries, then laughter. The great armies manage to meet.

The trigrams

Below Fire Earth
Above Heaven Fire

The way back

35 Advance → 13 Gathering with Equals
lines 1, 3, and 5

Other transformations of Gathering with Equals

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