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Gathering Together

HEXAGRAM 45 · CUÌ

ABOVE☱兌the Lake

BELOW☷坤Earth

THE JUDGEMENT

Gathering Together. Success. The king approaches his temple. It furthers to see the great man: this brings success. Perseverance furthers. Great offerings create good fortune. It furthers to undertake something.

THE IMAGE

The lake rises above the earth: the image of Gathering Together. Thus the noble one renews his weapons to meet the unforeseen.

THE LINES

Six at the beginningIf you are sincere, but not to the end, gathering and scattering alternate. If you cry out, after one grasp of the hand you can laugh again: do not grieve, going is without blame.

Six in the second placeLetting oneself be drawn brings good fortune, no blame. If you are sincere, even a small offering is favorable.

Six in the third placeGathering amid sighs: nothing is favorable. Going is without blame, slight humiliation.

Nine in the fourth placeGreat good fortune, no blame.

Nine in the fifth placeIn gathering one has rank: no blame. But if some are not yet sincere, supreme and enduring perseverance is needed: then remorse vanishes.

Six at the topLaments and sighs, tears in streams: no blame.

KEYWORDS

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