Hexagram 13 line 1: Fellowship, yang in the first place

What changes when line 1 moves

Line 1 of Hexagram 13 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 33, Retreat: A timely, dignified withdrawal: strength stepping back before it is forced to, with its integrity intact.

Read together, the reading moves from Fellowship toward Retreat. Open fellowship in the open: union built on a shared purpose rather than a shared clique. Mountain below, heaven above: heaven receding from the mountain. Two yin lines are entering at the bottom and rising; the strong lines above withdraw in good order. The primary hexagram describes the situation; the changing line is the point of movement in it; the resulting hexagram is where that movement leads. Both hexagrams belong to the reading, and the changing line is the hinge between them.

Hexagram 13 changing to 33 →

Line 1 in context

Love & relationships

Begin in the open, with no inner circle. In love and relationships, Hexagram 13 reads: Partnership founded on shared values and conducted openly. Secrets and private alliances, with friends or family, are the risk the hexagram names. Be together in the open and for the same reasons.

Career

Begin in the open, with no inner circle. In career, Hexagram 13 reads: A team, collaboration or public venture with a clear common goal. The reading supports it, and supports crossing the great water, meaning a large undertaking. Keep it transparent and keep factions out.

Money

Begin in the open, with no inner circle. In money, Hexagram 13 reads: Shared enterprise works when the purpose is shared and the terms are open. Beware of arrangements that benefit an inner circle at the expense of the whole; they break.

A decision

Begin in the open, with no inner circle. In decisions, Hexagram 13 reads: Decide with the group, in the open, for a purpose everyone can name. The option that requires a private deal or a hidden side is the one to reject.