Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Meeting becomes Good Manners
What this change means
Fire below the mountain: five lines move, leaving the second still, and that line of the resulting hexagram, 22 Good Manners, carries the reading. Pay attention to what is essential; combined with good manners, it brings achievement. The resulting hexagram itself says kindness and courtesy lead to good results now, and that this is a time for everyday matters rather than great undertakings. Coming from Meeting, the gathering is asked to be graceful. Small courtesies matter: a thank-you, a considerate tone, attention to how people feel. But don't let form replace substance. Know what really counts, and present it well. Handle the ordinary things with care, and leave the grand plans for another time. Grace and essence together keep the group warm and working, and they tend to bring more than force or display would.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 22 Good Manners, which stays still
Pay attention to what is essential; combining it with good manners will bring you achievement.
Adorning the beard.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 22 Good Manners
It's a time to be kind and courteous and to use good manners with others if you want good results in what you undertake. What might seem superficial at another time leads you to success now. It's a time to handle everyday matters, not great undertakings.
Success. In small things, it is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
22 Good Manners → 45 Meetinglines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Meeting
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.