Transformation · line 6
Gathering with Equals becomes Renewal
What this change means
Out on the edge of town, past the busy center, the top line finds a place with no regret. From there you're in a favorable position to come to terms with all kinds of people, not only those who already share your views. That breadth is the heart of this change. When the upper Heaven becomes Lake, the figure turns into 49 Renewal, a shedding of skin. Your vantage point on the outskirts lets you see what in the group's ways no longer works. Use it. Bring people together around a change that's due, and be careful about timing: each step taken at the right moment, after weighing what should change and what should stay. Don't cling to old forms just because they're familiar. Reaching agreements widely is what can make a renewal feel shared rather than imposed.
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.
- 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 49 Renewal
You're in a time of renewal, like shedding a skin. Open yourself to change and to new ways of doing things. Success lies in taking each step at exactly the right moment, and in weighing what needs to change and what doesn't, what is no longer doing its job. Don't be afraid to let it go: you need to make room for the new to arrive.
When the day has come, there is trust. Great success. Constancy is favorable. Regret vanishes.
The trigrams
The way back
49 Renewal → 13 Gathering with Equalsline 6
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.