Transformation · line 4
Gathering with Equals becomes The Tribe
What this change means
The fourth line climbs onto the wall and then holds back from attacking, and that restraint brings good fortune. This is the core of the change. Differences remain between you and the others, but if you can reach agreements instead of forcing a win, trust can return, slowly. The upper Heaven becomes Wind, and the figure turns into 37 The Tribe, the household where each person has a place and fills it fully. The movement goes from a standoff to a working order. Once you've chosen not to strike, the next step is to clarify roles: who does what, who answers for what, and how decisions get made. Make sure your words match your actions, because in a close group people notice the gap at once. Patience with the slow return of trust, plus clear and consistent roles, tends to make cooperation last.
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.
- 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 37 The Tribe
Right relationships, with everyone in their proper place and fully carrying out their role, will move things forward and make success last. Your words need to match your actions so they come across as genuine.
The constancy of the woman is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
37 The Tribe → 13 Gathering with Equalsline 4
Other transformations of Gathering with Equals
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.