Transformation · lines 1, 4, 5, and 6
Gathering with Equals becomes Simplicity
What this change means
A mountain inside the earth: four lines move and the fellowship comes down to simple ground. In 15 Simplicity, two still lines guide you. The second says that if you act from the heart and with simplicity, you'll be recognized. The third says that if you stay humble despite your position and fame, you won't create rivalries and you'll succeed. So within the community, modesty is your best asset. Whatever standing you have, don't use it to rise above the others. Do your part sincerely and plainly, and let your work speak for itself. Rivalries in a group often start with someone needing to be seen; refusing that need keeps the peace and the shared work intact, and lets respect come on its own.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 15 Simplicity, which stays still
If you do things from the heart and with simplicity, you'll be recognized.
Humility that makes itself heard. Constancy brings good fortune.
- Line 3 of 15 Simplicity, which stays still
If, despite your position and fame, you stay humble, you won't create rivalries and you'll succeed.
A noble person humble in toil. Reaching the end: good fortune.
- 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.
- 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 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 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.
- 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 judgment of 15 Simplicity
This isn't the time to boast or show off. It's time to keep things simple and to make sure you act fairly; your qualities and talents will show on their own and be recognized.
Success. The noble person reaches the end.
The trigrams
The way back
15 Simplicity → 13 Gathering with Equalslines 1, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Gathering with Equals
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 64Transitionlines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 23The Falllines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 41Decreaselines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 48Right Actionlines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 8Unionlines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 60Thriftlines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 32What Lastslines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 16Passionlines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 11Well-Beinglines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 24Coming Backlines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.