Hexagram 13: Fellowship

Hexagram 13, Fellowship (Tóng Rén, 同人), is formed of the upper trigram Heaven (乾) over the lower trigram Fire (离). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

Trigrams

The outer (upper) trigram Heaven describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Fire describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Fellowship.

The Six Lines

• 初九 · Line 1 Fellowship at the gate. No blame.同人于门，无咎。
• 六二 · Line 2 Fellowship only within the clan — regret.同人于宗，吝。
• 九三 · Line 3 Troops hidden in the thicket, watching from the high hill: for three years, no rising.伏戎于莽，升其高陵，三岁不兴。
• 九四 · Line 4 Mounting the wall but declining to attack — good fortune.乘其墉，弗克攻，吉。
• 九五 · Line 5 Fellowship first weeps, then laughs: after great struggle, the meeting comes.同人，先号咷，而后笑，大师克相遇。
• 上九 · Line 6 Fellowship on the outskirts. No remorse.同人于郊，无悔。

Reading Hexagram 13 for Your Question

When Fellowship appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Fellowship to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.