Transformation · lines 2, 4, and 6
Release from Obstacles becomes Meeting
What this change means
The lake rises over the earth, and people begin to gather: with the second, fourth and top lines moving, 59 Release from Obstacles becomes 45 Meeting. Both judgments count equally. The first asks you to loosen the tension born of selfishness through sincerity, humility and shared goals, letting the current carry you. The second says a very favorable situation is near, with everything ready for the next step: you can ask for help and sit down with the people who'll back you. It's also a time to take on important things, keep some kind of spiritual practice, and prepare in case something unexpected happens. What was scattered comes together. Make the most of it, and don't confuse a gathering with a guarantee. Keep your weapons in order, as the image says: be ready for surprises even as you celebrate the reunion.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- The judgment of 59 Release from Obstacles
You can free yourself from the obstacles that hold you back if you're able to act sincerely and bring opposites together around shared goals. The tension has arisen because selfishness rules. To move forward, be humble and let the current carry you rather than going against it.
Success. The king goes to his temple. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.
- 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 2 of 59 Release from Obstacles
Recognizing that you've isolated yourself and pulled away from shared purposes will help you get past the obstacles.
In the scattering, it runs to its support. Regret vanishes.
- Line 4 of 59 Release from Obstacles
Free yourself from personal loyalties and focus on what you want to achieve; this will lead you to success.
Scatters its band: great good fortune. The scattering forms a hill: not what ordinary people imagine.
- Line 6 of 59 Release from Obstacles
Get away in time from whatever puts you and your people in danger. Withdrawing now isn't running away: it's dissolving the risk before it reaches you, and there's no mistake in that.
Scatters its blood; goes away, departs far off. No fault.
The trigrams
The way back
45 Meeting → 59 Release from Obstacleslines 2, 4, and 6
Other transformations of Release from Obstacles
- 37The Tribelines 1, 2, and 3
- 25Innocencelines 1, 2, and 4
- 1Activitylines 1, 3, and 4
- 33Leaving Behindlines 2, 3, and 4
- 27Nourishmentlines 1, 2, and 5
- 26Great Achievementslines 1, 3, and 5
- 52Abidinglines 2, 3, and 5
- 38Oppositeslines 1, 4, and 5
- 35Advancelines 2, 4, and 5
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 3, 4, and 5
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 1, 2, and 6
- 5Inactionlines 1, 3, and 6
- 39Held Backlines 2, 3, and 6
- 58Inner Peacelines 1, 4, and 6
- 28Excesseslines 3, 4, and 6
- 19Fleeting Successlines 1, 5, and 6
- 2Passivitylines 2, 5, and 6
- 46Going Uplines 3, 5, and 6
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.