What this change means
Both trigrams become Water as the second and fourth lines move, and the gathered lake turns into a run of streams through deep ground. The fourth line leads: act without selfishness, on behalf of someone above you, and you tend to be rewarded. The second supports it, saying hidden connections are already drawing you toward kindred people if you let circumstances guide you and stay close to your inner life. The resulting hexagram, 29 Water, warns of obstacles arriving one after another. The answer is the stream's: keep moving, follow your course, and don't let fear stop you. Service and sincerity are the current that carries you here. Do your part for the shared purpose without keeping score, and let the right people find you through channels you can't see. Each difficulty you pass is easier when others flow in the same direction. Standing still is the real danger, not the hard ground itself.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 29 Water
Just as a stream moves through obstacles and gets past them, following its course without stagnating, you're at a time when obstacles will come one after another, but you'll get past them if you can keep moving. Letting fear paralyze you will only leave you stuck.
There is sincere trust. Only the heart gets through. Going earns esteem.
The trigrams
The way back
29 Water → 45 Meetinglines 2 and 4
Other transformations of Meeting
- 58Inner Peacelines 1 and 2
- 49Renewallines 1 and 3
- 28Excesseslines 2 and 3
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 1 and 4
- 39Held Backlines 3 and 4
- 51Shocklines 1 and 5
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 2 and 5
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 3 and 5
- 2Passivitylines 4 and 5
- 25Innocencelines 1 and 6
- 6Conflictlines 2 and 6
- 33Leaving Behindlines 3 and 6
- 20Observinglines 4 and 6
- 35Advancelines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.