Gathering Together
Trigrammes
Supérieur: Lake
Inférieur: Earth
Palais
Dui Palace
Jugement
When forces are gathering, the King goes to his ancestral temple. For successful progress, maintain firm correctness and see the great man. A large sacrifice brings good fortune -- proceed toward your destination.
Image
A marsh above the earth: the image of Gathering Together. Thus the superior man renews his weapons in order to meet the unforeseen.
Lignes
Position 1: Sincere Desire yin
The first line, magnetic, shows its subject with a sincere desire for union, but unable to carry it out, so that disorder is created. If she cries out for help to her proper correlate, all at once her tears will give place to smiles. She need not mind the temporary difficulty; as she goes forward, there will be no error.
Position 2: Led Forward yang
The second line, magnetic, shows its subject led forward by her correlate. There will be good fortune, and freedom from error. There is entire sincerity, and in that case even the small offerings of the vernal sacrifice are acceptable.
Position 3: Striving for Union yang
The third line, magnetic, shows its subject striving after union and seeming to sigh, yet nowhere finding any advantage. If she go forward, she will not err, though there may be some small cause for regret.
Position 4: Great Fortune yin
The fourth line, dynamic, shows its subject in such a state that, if he is greatly fortunate, he will receive no blame.
Position 5: Union in Dignity yin
The fifth line, dynamic, shows the union of all under its subject in the place of dignity. There will be no error. If any have no confidence in him, let him see to it that his virtue is great, long-continued, and firmly correct, and all occasion for repentance will disappear.
Position 6: Sighing and Weeping yin
The sixth line, magnetic, shows its subject sighing and weeping; but there will be no error.