Transformation · lines 4 and 6
Gathering with Equals becomes After the End
What this change means
Water now stands over fire, with the fourth and top lines moving. The top line leads: from the outskirts, where you can deal with all sorts of people, there's no regret. The fourth line supports it: you climb the wall and choose not to attack, and agreements bring trust back slowly. The resulting hexagram, 63 After the End, describes a success that can feel complete, followed by a period of stagnation. Read together, the reconciliation has worked, and things may now be in order. That's exactly when to think ahead. Don't assume the peace will maintain itself. Keep up the agreements you made, stay in touch with the many people you've reached, and anticipate where trouble could return. Preparation done now can soften whatever slowdown comes next.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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 63 After the End
You're in a situation where you'll have a passing success: everything seems to be in your favor, and at the end comes a period of stagnation. If you prepare for it ahead of time, you'll be able to soften its effects.
Success in small things. Constancy is favorable. At first, good fortune; in the end, disorder.
The trigrams
The way back
63 After the End → 13 Gathering with Equalslines 4 and 6
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
- 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
- 55Abundancelines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.