What this change means
Light comes out over the earth as the fifth and top lines move, the top one leading. It's tender: the person you long to be with keeps their distance, and showing your grief openly may move them to think again. The fifth adds that among kindred people there are also wary ones, and winning their trust through steady integrity is the key to your goals. The resulting hexagram, 35 Advance, opens a bright prospect: growth and achievement, help from important people, doors opening if you ask. Taken together, honesty is what turns the corner. Don't hide what you feel, and don't try to win over the doubters with tricks. Be steady and sincere, ask for what you need, and give back to others as you receive. The advance comes through trust earned, not through pressure, and it tends to reach further when it's shared.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 35 Advance
A time of growth and achievement is coming, and you should make the most of it. You'll receive help and favors from important people. If you need something, don't hesitate to ask: doors will open for you. Your talents are recognized, and just as you receive help, it's also a time to contribute to the growth and betterment of others.
The lord of Kang is granted horses in great numbers; in a single day he is received three times.
The trigrams
The way back
35 Advance → 45 Meetinglines 5 and 6
Other transformations of Meeting
- 58Inner Peacelines 1 and 2
- 49Renewallines 1 and 3
- 28Excesseslines 2 and 3
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 1 and 4
- 29Waterlines 2 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
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.