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Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, and 5

The Fall becomes Gathering with Equals

剝 23 The Fall 同人 13 Gathering with Equals
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Fire rises to meet heaven as four lines move, and The Fall becomes 13 Gathering with Equals. The still second and top lines of the resulting hexagram now carry the reading. The second warns that joining people who try to exclude others will stall your projects. The top line says you're in a favorable position to reach agreements with all kinds of people. Coming out of a time when lesser people held power, that's a pointed lesson. It may be tempting to form a closed circle of the like-minded against those who hurt you. Resist that. Build alliances that are open, based on trust and mutual support, and broad enough to include people unlike you. From where you now stand, agreement is possible; exclusion would only repeat what you've just lived through.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 2 of 13 Gathering with Equals, which stays still

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

    Community within the clan. Distress.

  2. Line 6 of 13 Gathering with Equals, which stays still

    You're in a favorable position from which you can reach agreements with all kinds of people.

    Community on the outskirts. No regret.

  3. The judgment of 23 The Fall

    It's a time of obstacles and difficulties when, even if you're right, your words aren't believed. Lesser people who misuse power are on the rise, and you could become their victim. Recognizing this time without trying to push ahead, and being generous and giving toward those beneath you, will help you hold on while circumstances change.

    It is not favorable to have somewhere to go.

  4. Line 1 of 23 The Fall

    Your enemies have the power now and use any means to damage your image, even slander. All you can do is keep your inner strength and wait for better times.

    The bed is stripped at the legs. Constancy is destroyed: misfortune.

  5. Line 3 of 23 The Fall

    Turning to spiritual resources and inner help will keep adversity away.

    Stripping. No fault.

  6. Line 4 of 23 The Fall

    Adversity is advancing; even your body may be affected.

    The bed is stripped down to the skin. Misfortune.

  7. Line 5 of 23 The Fall

    You'll receive unexpected help that puts you in a favorable position.

    Fish strung in a row: favor like that of the palace ladies. Nothing that is not favorable.

  8. 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 trigrams

Below Earth Fire
Above Mountain Heaven

The way back

13 Gathering with Equals → 23 The Fall
lines 1, 3, 4, and 5

Other transformations of The Fall

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