Hexagram #13
Fellowship with Men
天火同人
Open fellowship and unity of purpose. Common cause leads to success.
Fellowship with Men (天火同人, Hexagram 13) is the 13th of the 64 hexagrams in the I-Ching. It consists of the upper trigram Qián (Heaven) (乾, Kim) over the lower trigram Lí (Fire) (離, Hỏa). Open fellowship and unity of purpose. Common cause leads to success.
Judgment (Thoán từ)
Fellowship in the open: success. Furthers to cross the great water. Furthers the perseverance of the superior man.
Image (Tượng từ)
Heaven together with fire: the image of Fellowship. The superior man organizes the clans and makes distinctions between things.
The Six Lines
- 1
Line 1 yang: Fellowship at the gate. No blame.
- 2
Line 2 yin: Fellowship in the clan. Humiliation.
- 3
Line 3 yang: He hides weapons in the thicket; climbs the high hill in front. For three years he does not rise up.
- 4
Line 4 yang: He climbs up on his wall; he cannot attack. Good fortune.
- 5
Line 5 yang: Men bound in fellowship first weep and lament, but afterward laugh. After great struggles they succeed in meeting.
- 6
Line 6 yang: Fellowship in the meadow. No remorse.
Nuclear Hexagram (互卦)
䷫Frequently asked questions
- What does the Fellowship with Men hexagram (天火同人) mean?
- Fellowship with Men is hexagram #13 of the 64 I-Ching hexagrams. Open fellowship and unity of purpose. Common cause leads to success.
- What is the judgment text of Fellowship with Men?
- Fellowship in the open: success. Furthers to cross the great water. Furthers the perseverance of the superior man.
- What is the image text of Fellowship with Men?
- Heaven together with fire: the image of Fellowship. The superior man organizes the clans and makes distinctions between things.
- What are the upper and lower trigrams of Fellowship with Men?
- The upper trigram of Fellowship with Men is Qián (Heaven) (乾) — representing Heaven / The Creative, element Kim. The lower trigram is Lí (Fire) (離) — representing Fire / The Clinging, element Hỏa.
- What is the mutual hexagram (互卦) of Fellowship with Men?
- The mutual hexagram of Fellowship with Men is Coming to Meet (天風姤). The mutual hexagram reveals the hidden inner dynamic and intermediate development of the situation.
- What are the six line texts of Fellowship with Men?
- Line 1: Line 1 yang: Fellowship at the gate. No blame. | Line 2: Line 2 yin: Fellowship in the clan. Humiliation. | Line 3: Line 3 yang: He hides weapons in the thicket; climbs the high hill in front. For three years he does not rise up. | Line 4: Line 4 yang: He climbs up on his wall; he cannot attack. Good fortune. | Line 5: Line 5 yang: Men bound in fellowship first weep and lament, but afterward laugh. After great struggles they succeed in meeting. | Line 6: Line 6 yang: Fellowship in the meadow. No remorse.
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