| Name | 萃 Cuì, “Gathering Together” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☱ 兑 Lake: openness and exchange |
| Lower trigram | ☷ 坤 Earth: receptivity and support |
The Judgment
亨。王假有庙，利见大人，亨，利贞。用大牲吉，利有攸往。
Success. The king approaches his temple. Wise to meet the great person. Success. Stay true. Great offerings bring fortune. Wise to have somewhere to go.
Everyone's coming together. Honor the moment with ritual. Big things become possible — go for them.
The Image
泽上于地，萃；君子以除戎器，戒不虞。
The lake rises over the earth — Gathering Together. The wise prepare their weapons against the unforeseen.
When everyone's gathered, that's also when systems are most vulnerable. Stay prepared — even joy needs protection.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yin
有孚不终，乃乱乃萃，若号，一握为笑，勿恤，往无咎。
If you are sincere but not to the end, there will be confusion, then gathering. If you cry out — one grasping hand and laughter again. Do not worry. Going — no blame.
Wavering between commitment and pulling back. Cry it out, let someone reach for you, then return. No shame in needing the reassurance.
Line 2 · second · Yin
引吉，无咎。孚乃利用禴。
Drawn forward. Fortune. No blame. If you are sincere, even a small offering will do.
Let yourself be pulled in by good people. Even a small honest gift is enough to belong.
Line 3 · third · Yin
萃如嗟如，无攸利。往无咎，小吝。
Gathering with sighs. Nothing benefits. Going — no blame. Small shame.
Joining a group reluctantly. Better to go than stay alone, but a little embarrassing how it came about.
Line 4 · fourth · Yang
大吉，无咎。
Great fortune. No blame.
The gathering's working — for everyone, not just you. That's why there's no blame in the win.
Line 5 · fifth · Yang
萃有位，无咎。匪孚，元永贞，悔亡。
Gathering with a position. No blame. Not yet sincere. Stay true forever — regret vanishes.
You have the title but not yet the trust. Stay consistent over time — trust catches up to position.
Line 6 · top · Yin
赍咨涕洟，无咎。
Sighs, tears, snot. No blame.
Falling apart in public. Messy. But ultimately fine — sometimes the breakdown is what was needed.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 46, Pushing Upward
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 26, Great Taming