#45
Gathering Together (Massing)
萃
— Cuì
Upper trigram: Lake (Duì) · Lower trigram: Earth (Kūn)
Overall meaning
Hexagram Gathering Together symbolizes assembly and unity. Upper trigram is Lake (joyousness), lower is Earth — water gathered on earth, many people gathering in one place. This is the hexagram of mustering strength, community festival, and convergence of good things.
Judgment text (Thoán từ)
Gathering Together: success — the king approaches the temple — it furthers one to see the great person — success — perseverance furthers. To bring great offerings creates good fortune — it furthers one to undertake something. A great gathering needs a leader and ritual.
Line texts (6 lines)
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First Six: If you are sincere but not to the end, there will sometimes be confusion, sometimes gathering — if you call out, then after one grasp of the hand you can laugh again — regret not. Going is without blame. Begin in confusion but end in successful gathering.
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Second Six: Letting oneself be drawn brings good fortune and remains without blame — if one is sincere, it furthers one to bring even a small offering. Join the gathering sincerely — no need for great gifts.
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Third Six: Gathering together amid sighs — nothing furthers — going is without blame — slight humiliation. Hard to join the group — advancing isn't wrong but feels awkward.
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Fourth Nine: Great good fortune, no blame. Unite with the worthy and be recognized — great good fortune.
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Fifth Nine: If in gathering together one has position, this brings no blame — if there are some who are not yet sincerely in the work, sublime and enduring perseverance is needed — then remorse disappears. Lead the gathering from the official position — keep perseverance to be trusted.
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Top Six: Lamenting and sighing, floods of tears — no blame. Outside the circle of gathering, lonely and sad — but not one's own fault.
Applications by topic
- Marriage
- Good time for gathering and weddings. Family and friends supportive. Hold proper ritual to bless the relationship.
- Career
- Build a strong, united team. Hold events and gatherings to bond. Lead by reputation and recognition.
- Wealth
- Raise capital and pool resources. Group investing or contribution. A good time to mobilize finance for a big project.
- Health
- Join health groups and community activity. Better health with community support. Watch lungs and respiratory tract.
- Lawsuit
- Gather support and alliances. Strength in numbers. Many witnesses and supporters are a great advantage.
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