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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, and 4

Meeting becomes Inaction

萃 45 Meeting 需 5 Inaction
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Heaven rises below and Water gathers above: clouds climbing toward the sky, rain not yet falling. With four lines in motion, what counts is the pair of lines that stay put in the resulting hexagram, 5 Inaction. Both point toward patience. The fifth says to keep your goal but relax, rest, and watch without acting. The sixth says that when everything seems to be against you, help can appear and resolve the situation. That's a big shift from Meeting, which was eager to gather and move. Here the gathering has done its part, and the next step is to wait well. Prepare while you wait, look at conditions honestly, and stay alert for the moment that calls you forward. If things look bad, don't panic and don't push; support may arrive from a direction you didn't plan. Calm attention, not effort, is what this movement asks of you now.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 5 of 5 Inaction, which stays still

    It's important to keep your goal, but relax, rest and watch without acting.

    Waiting with wine and food. Constancy brings good fortune.

  2. Line 6 of 5 Inaction, which stays still

    At a moment when everything seems to be against you, help appears that will resolve the situation.

    Into the pit. Three guests come without being called; receiving them with respect brings good fortune at last.

  3. The judgment of 45 Meeting

    A very favorable situation is coming, with everything ready for you to take the next step toward your goals. You can ask for help and meet with those who will support you. It's a time to take on important things, do some kind of spiritual practice, and prepare in case anything unexpected happens.

    Success. The king comes to his temple. It is favorable to see the great person. Success. Constancy is favorable. Offering large animals brings good fortune. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.

  4. Line 1 of 45 Meeting

    You know you need to meet with people who will support you, but you're unsure whether to do it. If you finally make up your mind and act, you'll get help.

    There is sincere trust, but not to the end: now disorder, now gathering. If you cry out, one clasp of the hand and laughter returns. Do not worry. Going: no fault.

  5. Line 2 of 45 Meeting

    Hidden networks are at work so that you meet like-minded people. Let circumstances guide you and connect with your inner self.

    Being drawn in brings good fortune. No fault. If there is sincere trust, it is favorable to make the simple offering.

  6. Line 3 of 45 Meeting

    You're trying to meet with people who aren't willing. If you look for someone who can bring you closer to that group, you'll get help.

    Gathering, sighing. Nothing is favorable. Going: no fault. Small distress.

  7. Line 4 of 45 Meeting

    When you act without selfish aims and on behalf of someone above you, you're rewarded.

    Great good fortune. No fault.

  8. The judgment of 5 Inaction

    It's time to wait, not to act. Waiting doesn't mean standing still, though: it's a good time to prepare for the active period that's coming. A calm, relaxed attitude will lead you to success: look at the conditions without lying to yourself, and stay alert so you know when it's time to act. Destiny follows its own course.

    There is sincere trust. Shining success. Constancy brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.

The trigrams

Below Earth Heaven
Above Lake Water

The way back

5 Inaction → 45 Meeting
lines 1, 2, 3, and 4

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