What this change means
The top line moves alone, and it's full of tears: you're reaching toward someone who doesn't want to join you. The line says that letting your sorrow show honestly may make them reconsider, and there's no fault in it. As it moves, the Lake on top becomes Heaven, and the resulting hexagram is 12 Decline. Heaven and earth stop meeting. The time turns adverse, with people and situations around you that aren't good for you, and conditions poor for acting or deciding. Taken together, this asks for honesty and restraint at once. Say what you feel, without pretending it doesn't hurt. Then step back. Don't chase someone who keeps pulling away, and don't accept offers from people who don't have your interests at heart. Withdraw to safe ground and wait for conditions to change. Sincerity is what the line asks; insisting is what the resulting hexagram warns against.
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.
- 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 12 Decline
You're surrounded by adverse people and situations. Avoid getting involved with those people, no matter what they offer you. Circumstances aren't good for acting or making decisions; it's time to withdraw to a safe place and wait for conditions to change. It's time to keep a low profile.
Stagnation: these are not worthy people. The constancy of the noble person is not favorable. The great goes, the small comes.
The trigrams
The way back
12 Decline → 45 Meetingline 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.