I Ching hexagram · 13 of 64
Hexagram 13: Fellowship 同人 Tóng Rén · Fellowship, community, shared vision
Fellowship with others. Open, shared goals bring success. Fellowship with people in the open. Success. It helps to cross the great water. The noble person's perseverance brings benefit.
- Upper: ☰ Heaven
- Lower: ☲ Fire
- Nuclear: 44
- Opposite: 7
Number
13 of 64
Chinese name
同人 Tóng Rén
Upper trigram
☰ Heaven
Lower trigram
☲ Fire
Nuclear hexagram
䷫ 44. Coming to Meet
Opposite hexagram
䷆ 7. The Army
What hexagram 13 means
Hexagram 13 shows fire rising towards heaven, the two moving in the same direction. It is about fellowship, community and people uniting around shared values.
True fellowship is open and inclusive, not a closed clique. It succeeds when people share a vision that is bigger than their private interests, and when there is order within the group.
The Judgement · 卦辞
同人：同人于野，亨。利涉大川，利君子贞。
Fellowship with people in the open. Success. It helps to cross the great water. The noble person's perseverance brings benefit.
The Image · 象曰
天与火，同人；君子以类族辨物。
Heaven together with fire: the image of fellowship. The noble person organises the clans and makes distinctions between things.
The lines and trigrams
Fellowship places ☰ Heaven (乾 Qián), the trigram of strength and creative power, above ☲ Fire (离 Lí), the trigram of clarity and brightness. The lower trigram describes the inner situation and the upper trigram the outer world.
A hexagram is read from the bottom line up. Lines 1 to 3 form the lower trigram and lines 4 to 6 the upper trigram. Solid lines are yang and broken lines are yin; in the traditional names a yang line is called Nine (九) and a yin line Six (六).
Hexagram 13 in your life
Love and relationships
Friendship and shared values are the foundation of the relationship. Do things together, and be open with each other's friends and family.
Personal growth
Look for your people: communities and causes that share your values. Belonging grows from openness.
The six changing lines
If you cast hexagram 13 and some lines come out as changing lines, read the text for those lines, then turn each one into its opposite to find the hexagram your situation is moving towards. See how to consult the I Ching.
Line 1 初九 · Nine at the beginning
Fellowship at the gate. Open co-operation from the start brings no blame.
Line 2 六二 · Six in the second place
Fellowship only within the clan. Favouring your own circle brings humiliation.
Line 3 九三 · Nine in the third place
Weapons hidden in the thicket. Mistrust and hidden motives keep fellowship from forming for a long time.
Line 4 九四 · Nine in the fourth place
Climbing the wall but not attacking. Turning back from conflict brings good fortune.
Line 5 九五 · Nine in the fifth place
Fellowship first weeps and then laughs. After struggle and separation, people who belong together meet again.
Line 6 上九 · Nine at the top
Fellowship in the meadow. A looser connection than you hoped for, but no regret.
Hexagram 13 questions, answered
What does I Ching hexagram 13 mean?
Hexagram 13, Fellowship (同人 Tóng Rén), is about fellowship, community, shared vision. Fellowship with others. Open, shared goals bring success. Hexagram 13 shows fire rising towards heaven, the two moving in the same direction. It is about fellowship, community and people uniting around shared values.
What does hexagram 13 mean in love?
Friendship and shared values are the foundation of the relationship. Do things together, and be open with each other's friends and family.
What does hexagram 13 mean for work and money?
Teamwork, networking and partnerships. Join with others around a common goal; open collaboration brings success.
Which trigrams make up hexagram 13?
Hexagram 13 has Heaven (Qián) as its upper trigram and Fire (Lí) as its lower trigram.
What are the related hexagrams of hexagram 13?
Its nuclear hexagram is 44, Coming to Meet. Its opposite, with every line changed, is 7, The Army. Turned upside down it becomes 14, Great Possession.
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