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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 5, and 6

Meeting becomes Opposites

萃 45 Meeting 睽 38 Opposites
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Fire above the lake: four lines turn over. The lines left standing in the resulting hexagram, 38 Opposites, are the third and fourth, and they hold the advice. The third says that even if conditions turn against you, even if you're attacked, staying true to yourself and to those you admire leads to success. The fourth says that keeping to yourself in this time of opposition helps you find people who are truly like you. The resulting hexagram describes being among people different from you whom you still have to share with, so for now what you can achieve is small. Coming from Meeting, the gathering has brought together people who don't match. Don't give in or lose yourself trying to fit. Keep your own nature, contribute from there, and stay loyal to what you value. In time, the real kindred spirits tend to reveal themselves, and the shared work can go on.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 3 of 38 Opposites, which stays still

    Even if conditions turn against you and you're even attacked, staying true to yourself and to those you admire will lead you to success.

    Sees the cart dragged back, the ox held fast; the driver, branded on the forehead, nose cut off. No beginning, but an end.

  2. Line 4 of 38 Opposites, which stays still

    Keeping to yourself in this time of opposition will help you find people who are truly like you and achieve success.

    Alone in opposition, meets a worthy man; they trust each other. Danger. No fault.

  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 5 of 45 Meeting

    You meet like-minded people, but also people who are somewhat wary of you. It's important to win their trust to reach your goals.

    Gathering in one's place. No fault. Where there is no trust, a great and lasting constancy: regret vanishes.

  7. Line 6 of 45 Meeting

    You're trying to join someone who doesn't want to join you. Letting your sorrow show may make them reconsider, and you'll get what you want.

    Sighs and laments, tears and a running nose. No fault.

  8. The judgment of 38 Opposites

    You're in a situation of opposition: the people around you are different from you, yet you need to share with them. This means that what you can achieve for now is small. Even so, don't give in. It matters that both you and they keep your own nature and contribute from there to a shared project.

    In small matters, good fortune.

The trigrams

Below Earth Lake
Above Lake Fire

The way back

38 Opposites → 45 Meeting
lines 1, 2, 5, and 6

Other transformations of Meeting

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