Gathering — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
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Cui (Gathering) — Lake above Earth below. Lake water gathers on the earth. People gathering can accomplish great things, but gathering needs organization and leadership.
Line-by-Line
Line 1:有孚不终,乃乱乃萃。若号,一握为笑。勿恤,往无咎。 Sincerity not sustained — chaos then reunion. A roomful laughing and shouting — do not worry; going brings no harm. After disorder comes regrouping.
Line 2:引吉,无咎。孚乃利用禴。 Being led brings good fortune — no harm. Sincerity favors ritual offerings. Gathered by external forces.
Line 3:萃如嗟如,无攸利。往无咎,小吝。 Gathering with sighs — no benefit. Going brings no harm but small regrets. The situation is poor but passable.
Line 4:大吉,无咎。 Supremely auspicious — no harm. Great gathering; excellent.
Line 5:萃有位,无咎。匪孚,元永贞,悔亡。 Gathering where position is held — no harm. Without sincerity but with eternal uprightness from the start, regret vanishes. Find your place and persist.
Line 6:赍咨涕洟,无咎。 Seeking gathering with gifts — unstable. Using wealth to seek favor is precarious.