Cui 澤地萃
A time when people gather
Gatherings and cooperation increase. Managing the mood is the key.
What does I Ching hexagram 45 (Gathering Together) mean?
A lake gathering on the earth, as people and wealth gather. Establish a center and gather around it, and you prosper.
- Gathering Together in love
- Gatherings and connections multiply. Choose sincere people.
- Gathering Together at work and with money
- People and resources are gathering. Make your center clear.
- Advice
- The more that gathers, the more you need principles and precautions.
The judgment and the image
Judgment · Gathering Together
Very auspicious“Success. The king approaches the temple; it is fitting to meet a great person. Success; it is fitting to persevere. Using great sacrifices brings good fortune; it is fitting to undertake something.”
The Image: The lake above the earth: gathering together. The noble person prepares weapons to guard against the unexpected.
原文 · 王假有廟，利見大人，亨。利貞。用大牲吉，利有攸往。 / 澤上于地，萃；君子以除戎器，戒不虞。
The six lines of hexagram 45
Lines are read from the bottom up. When you cast a reading and a line is changing, its statement becomes the key message.
Line 1 · 初六
No blame“Sincerity that does not last, then confusion and gathering; if you call out, one handshake turns tears to laughter. No worry; going forward is not blameworthy.”
You’ve got a confused group. Appeal for what’s right and it’s settled.
原文 · 有孚不終，乃亂乃萃，若號一握為笑，勿恤，往无咎。
Line 2 · 六二
Very auspicious“Being drawn in brings good fortune; no blame. If sincere, even a simple offering will do.”
Let yourself be drawn in. Honest, simple participation is enough.
原文 · 引吉，无咎，孚乃利用禴。
Line 3 · 六三
Caution“Gathering and sighing; nothing is favorable. Going forward, no blame; a little humiliation.”
You feel left out. Reach out anyway; a small embarrassment is fine.
原文 · 萃如，嗟如，无攸利，往无咎，小吝。
Line 4 · 九四
Very auspicious“Great good fortune; no blame.”
Serving the group well gets the highest result.
原文 · 大吉，无咎。
Line 5 · 九五
Auspicious“Gathering with position; no blame. If not yet trusted, supreme, lasting perseverance and regret vanishes.”
Your position gathers people, but trust is built by character.
原文 · 萃有位，无咎。匪孚，元永貞，悔亡。
Line 6 · 上六
No blame“Sighing and weeping, snot and tears; no blame.”
You’re overwhelmed with sorrow. Honest grief is not a mistake.
原文 · 齎資涕洟，无咎。
Related hexagrams
- Opposite hexagram (every line flipped): 26. Da Chu (Great Taming)
- Reversed hexagram (turned upside down): 46. Sheng (Pushing Upward)
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