Hexagram 13 of 64
同人 tóng rén
Fellowship
乾 (qián, Heaven) above · 离 (lí, Fire) below
The Judgment 卦辞
Fellowship begins in the open field — common ground, not private interest. Unite people around a shared aim that includes everyone, and you can cross the river.
The Image 大象
Heaven together with fire: fellowship. The wise person joins with others to organize and distinguish, building community by shared light.
The six lines 爻辞
Each line of 同人 has its own classical text. If a line in your cast is changing, its text is the heart of your reading.
Line 1 · 初九
Fellowship begins at the gate — outside your private walls. No blame.
「同人于门，无咎」
Line 2 · 六二
Fellowship only with your own clan. Too narrow — it limits you.
「同人于宗，吝」
Line 3 · 九三
Weapons hidden in the brush, watching from the hill — for three years nothing rises. Suspicion stalls everything.
「伏戎于莽，升其高陵，三岁不兴」
Line 4 · 九四
You have climbed their wall — then choose not to attack. The restraint is the good fortune.
「乘其墉，弗克攻，吉」
Line 5 · 九五
First weeping, then laughter: real unity survives the testing, and meets after the great fight.
「同人先号咷而后笑，大师克相遇」
Line 6 · 上九
Fellowship in the open field, beyond ambition. No regret — though the circle is smaller than you hoped.
「同人于郊，无悔」
If you drew this in a reading
A favorable pattern. Among the sixty-four patterns, this one belongs to the favorable family: its core movement supports what you would do with it. Favorable does not mean automatic — the hexagram still asks you to hold up your end with steadiness and good faith.
In yes/no questions this hexagram leans yes — the pattern supports proceeding.
The trigrams give the flavor: 乾 (Heaven) above — creative force — initiative, clarity, persistence — over 离 (Fire) below — clarity and clinging — insight, illumination, dependence on fuel. Where those two energies meet, 同人 is born.
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