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Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, and 5

Gathering with Equals becomes Decrease

同人 13 Gathering with Equals 損 41 Decrease
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

A lake rests at the foot of a mountain: four lines move, and the bright fellowship turns to restraint. In 41 Decrease, the still lines carry the message. The first line says that once your own tasks are done, you can spend time and energy helping others, as long as they ask. The top line says you're in a position to help generously and selflessly, and the more you give, the more blessing tends to follow. So this is a time of less for you and more for the group. Take care of your responsibilities first, then offer what you can, without imposing it. Generosity here isn't loss; it's how the community is fed while resources are tight. Keep your own wants modest, and give freely where giving is welcome.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 1 of 41 Decrease, which stays still

    Once your tasks are done, this is a time when you can use your time and energy to help others, as long as they ask for that help.

    When the work is done, go quickly. No fault. Weigh how much to take away.

  2. Line 6 of 41 Decrease, which stays still

    You're in a position to help others generously and selflessly. The more you do it, the more blessings from heaven will come.

    Without taking from it, it is added to. No fault. Constancy brings good fortune. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. Gains servants who have no house of their own.

  3. 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.

  4. Line 2 of 13 Gathering with Equals

    If you join with people who try to exclude others, the projects won't move forward.

    Community within the clan. Distress.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. The judgment of 41 Decrease

    It's a time for moderation and saving: conserving your resources and energy matters a great deal now. A period of growth will follow, but for now you need to stay aware and avoid excess of every kind while you get ready to take on big projects.

    There is sincere trust. Great good fortune. No fault. Constancy is possible. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. What to offer? Two bowls will do for the offering.

The trigrams

Below Fire Lake
Above Heaven Mountain

The way back

41 Decrease → 13 Gathering with Equals
lines 2, 3, 4, and 5

Other transformations of Gathering with Equals

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