Hexagram 13
Solidarity
Tong Ren (Fellowship) (天火同人)
Upper: ☰ Qian (乾) (Heaven) · Lower: ☲ Li (離) (Fire)
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📊 Binary Architecture & The Six Lines
Top Line
Yang
Fifth Line
Yang
Fourth Line
Yang
Third Line
Yang
Second Line
Yin
Initial Line
Yang
Outer (Upper Trigram)
☰ Qian (乾)
Nature: Heaven (天)
Element: Metal (金)
Inner (Lower Trigram)
☲ Li (離)
Nature: Fire (火)
Element: Fire (火)
📜 The Judgment (卦辭 / Guaci)
同人于野，亨。利涉大川，利君子貞。
Harmonious collaboration in open fellowship. Unite with diverse minds for high ideals to accomplish vast enterprises.
🧭 The Image (大象傳 / Da Xiang) & Archetypal Conduct
天與火，同人，君子以類族辨物。
Heaven together with fire: The image of Fellowship with Men. Thus the superior man organizes the clans and makes distinctions between things.
📖 The Lines (爻辭 / Yaoci)
- Line 1 初九Bottom line (1st) · Yang同人于門，無咎。Fellowship at the gate; no fault.
- Line 2 六二2nd line · Yin同人于宗，吝。Fellowship only within the clan: regret.
- Line 3 九三3rd line · Yang伏戎于莽，升其高陵，三歲不興。Soldiers hidden in the thicket, climbing the high hill; for three years nothing arises.
- Line 4 九四4th line · Yang乘其庸，弗克攻，吉。Climbing onto the wall but unable to attack: good fortune.
- Line 5 九五5th line · Yang同人，先號啕而後笑。大師克相遇。Fellowship: first weeping and wailing, afterward laughter. The great army prevails and they meet.
- Line 6 上九Top line (6th) · Yang同人于郊，無悔。Fellowship in the outskirts; no regret.
Original line texts are transcribed from Wikisource (周易). The English renderings are literal working drafts under editorial review and may change.
✨ Practical Discernment & Life Guidance
💼 Career & Vision:
Organize diverse talents around a shared egalitarian purpose without exclusionary factionalism.
🤝 Relationships & Harmony:
Transcend insular cliques and build wide, transparent coalitions with open-minded sincerity.
💰 Wealth & Foundations:
Crowdfund collaborative initiatives and distribute mutual gains equitably.