Transformation · lines 1, 3, and 6

Gathering with Equals becomes Meeting

Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

The lake rises over the earth, gathering waters from all sides, as three lines move. 13 Gathering with Equals speaks of fellowship among people of similar nature, built on trust and favoring big, new projects. 45 Meeting, the resulting hexagram, describes a very favorable moment when everything is ready for the next step and you can call on those who will support you. In balance, the people you need are within reach, and coming together is the point. Ask for help openly. Bring the right people into the same room, and take on something important while the conditions are good. Keep one eye on the unexpected, since large gatherings bring surprises; prepare for them the way you'd check supplies before a journey. A spiritual practice can help keep the center steady.

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 45 Meeting

    A very favorable situation is coming, with everything ready for you to take the next step toward your goals. You can ask for help and meet with those who will support you. It's a time to take on important things, do some kind of spiritual practice, and prepare in case anything unexpected happens.

    Success. The king comes to his temple. It is favorable to see the great person. Success. Constancy is favorable. Offering large animals brings good fortune. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.

  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 6 of 13 Gathering with Equals

    You're in a favorable position from which you can reach agreements with all kinds of people.

    Community on the outskirts. No regret.

The trigrams

Below Fire Earth
Above Heaven Lake

The way back

45 Meeting → 13 Gathering with Equals
lines 1, 3, and 6

Other transformations of Gathering with Equals

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