Gathering

Hexagram 45 of 64
Judgment · 卦辞
Gathering. Success. The king goes to his temple.
萃,亨。王假有廟。
Commentary on the Judgment · 彖传
Gathering: following with joy.
萃,聚也。順以說。
Image · 象传
Lake above the earth: gathering. The wise person prepares weapons.
澤上於地,萃。君子以除戎器。

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Six Lines · 六爻
Line 1
Sincere but not to the end — disorder and gathering. If you call out, a single clasp of the hand turns to laughter — do not worry, going brings no blame.
有孚不終,乃乱乃萃。若号,一握于笑,勿恤,往无咎。
Both chaos and gathering, its intent is disordered.
乃乱乃萃,其志乱也。
Line 2
Drawn onward — good fortune, no blame. Sincere, so even the meager offering serves.
引吉无咎,孚乃利用禴。
Drawing good fortune without fault, the center has not changed.
引吉无咎,中未变也。
Line 3
Gathering with sighs — nothing furthering. Going brings no blame, slight humiliation.
萃如嗟如,无攸利。往无咎,小吝。
Going without fault, the top is yielding.
往无咎,上巽也。
Line 4
Great good fortune. No blame.
大吉无咎。
Great good fortune without fault, the position is not fitting.
大吉无咎,位不当也。
Line 5
Gathering with position — no blame. If not yet trusted, persevere from the start and hold fast — remorse fades.
萃有位,无咎。匪孚元永贞,悔亡。
Gathering has a place, but the will is not yet bright.
萃有位,志未光也。
Line 6
Lamenting and weeping. No blame.
齎咨涕洟,无咎。
Sighing and weeping, not yet settled in the high position.
齎咨涕洟,未安上也。
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