Transformation · lines 5 and 6
Gathering with Equals becomes Abundance
What this change means
Thunder and lightning arrive together as the fifth and top lines move. The top line leads: standing out on the edges, free of regret, you can come to terms with people of every sort. The fifth line adds the emotional path behind that breadth: differences that looked impossible, tears, then laughter as the great armies meet. The resulting hexagram is 55 Abundance, a period of fullness and satisfaction that will last a while and then wane. Read together, the reconciliation and the wide reach bring a time of plenty. Enjoy it fully with the people you've come to terms with. Keep in mind that fullness has its season. When it begins to pass, stay calm and cheerful rather than anxious, and value what was built. The agreements you made remain, even when the peak doesn't.
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 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.
- 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 55 Abundance
You're growing toward a period of satisfaction and abundance. It will last for a while, and when it ends, stay calm, without sadness or worry. Enjoy it while it lasts, and when it wanes, keep your spirits up and enjoy what you've achieved.
Success. The king reaches it. Do not grieve: the noonday sun is fitting.
The trigrams
The way back
55 Abundance → 13 Gathering with Equalslines 5 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
- 63After the Endlines 4 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.