Transformation · lines 1 and 5
Gathering with Equals becomes The Traveler
What this change means
Fire rises over a mountain as the first and fifth lines move. The fifth line leads: deep differences seem impossible to cross, yet patience and a willing heart bring people together again, after cries and then laughter. The first line keeps that reconciliation honest, asking that anything shared be done openly, at the gate where everyone can see. The resulting hexagram, 56 The Traveler, describes a time of small achievements and shifting ground, perhaps new places or new circles, where a light and adaptable attitude serves you best. The union you're working toward may happen away from familiar territory, or with people you're only beginning to know. Travel light. Hold your attachments loosely, be gracious as you make connections, and keep your dealings transparent. Modest, honest steps are the ones likely to hold while the situation settles.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 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 56 The Traveler
It's a time of small achievements. Keep a light, flexible attitude. You may be facing a period of change, new places or situations that ask you to adapt while they settle: let go of attachments and be gracious as you make new connections and your situation takes hold.
Small success. For the traveler, constancy brings good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
56 The Traveler → 13 Gathering with Equalslines 1 and 5
Other transformations of Gathering with Equals
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 1 and 2
- 12Declinelines 1 and 3
- 10Treading Carefullylines 2 and 3
- 53Gradual Progresslines 1 and 4
- 9Small Thingslines 2 and 4
- 42Increaselines 3 and 4
- 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.