Transformation · lines 1 and 4
Gathering with Equals becomes Gradual Progress
What this change means
Both trigrams change: the lower Fire settles into Mountain and the upper Heaven softens into Wind. The fourth line leads, standing on the wall but choosing not to attack, so that agreements gradually rebuild trust despite real differences. The first line steadies it from below: whatever you and others do together, do it openly. The resulting hexagram is 53 Gradual Progress, a tree growing on a mountain, one ring at a time. Read together, this asks for patience in repairing or building a bond. Don't expect the old ease to return overnight, and don't try to rush agreements to prove a point. Take one small, visible step, keep it, then take the next. Shortcuts here usually create new delays. What you build slowly and in plain view, with each stage secured before the following one, has a better chance of standing firm.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 53 Gradual Progress
You'll make progress, and it will come step by step, gradually, through stages that make it lasting and stable. Trying to speed things up will bring delays and obstacles. Keep at it, one rung at a time.
The woman goes to be married: good fortune. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
53 Gradual Progress → 13 Gathering with Equalslines 1 and 4
Other transformations of Gathering with Equals
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 1 and 2
- 12Declinelines 1 and 3
- 10Treading Carefullylines 2 and 3
- 9Small Thingslines 2 and 4
- 42Increaselines 3 and 4
- 56The Travelerlines 1 and 5
- 14Wealthlines 2 and 5
- 21Bitinglines 3 and 5
- 22Good Mannerslines 4 and 5
- 31Attractionlines 1 and 6
- 43Overflowinglines 2 and 6
- 17Adaptinglines 3 and 6
- 63After the Endlines 4 and 6
- 55Abundancelines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.