In practice
The judgment
A very favorable situation is coming, with everything ready for you to take the next step toward your goals. You can ask for help and meet with those who will support you. It's a time to take on important things, do some kind of spiritual practice, and prepare in case anything unexpected happens.
The poetry
The Gathering
Success. The king comes to his temple. It is favorable to see the great person. Success. Constancy is favorable. Offering large animals brings good fortune. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The image
The lake rises over the earth: the gathering. So the noble person puts their weapons in order and stands guard against the unforeseen.
The lines
- Line 6上六
You're trying to join someone who doesn't want to join you. Letting your sorrow show may make them reconsider, and you'll get what you want.
Sighs and laments, tears and a running nose. No fault.
- Line 5九五
You meet like-minded people, but also people who are somewhat wary of you. It's important to win their trust to reach your goals.
Gathering in one's place. No fault. Where there is no trust, a great and lasting constancy: regret vanishes.
- Line 4九四
When you act without selfish aims and on behalf of someone above you, you're rewarded.
Great good fortune. No fault.
- Line 3六三
You're trying to meet with people who aren't willing. If you look for someone who can bring you closer to that group, you'll get help.
Gathering, sighing. Nothing is favorable. Going: no fault. Small distress.
- Line 2六二
Hidden networks are at work so that you meet like-minded people. Let circumstances guide you and connect with your inner self.
Being drawn in brings good fortune. No fault. If there is sincere trust, it is favorable to make the simple offering.
- Line 1初六
You know you need to meet with people who will support you, but you're unsure whether to do it. If you finally make up your mind and act, you'll get help.
There is sincere trust, but not to the end: now disorder, now gathering. If you cry out, one clasp of the hand and laughter returns. Do not worry. Going: no fault.
Its 63 transformations
Depending on which lines move in your cast, Meeting turns into another hexagram. Pick the lines from your cast.
One moving line
6
Two moving lines
15
- 58Inner Peacelines 1 and 2
- 49Renewallines 1 and 3
- 28Excesseslines 2 and 3
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 1 and 4
- 29Waterlines 2 and 4
- 39Held Backlines 3 and 4
- 51Shocklines 1 and 5
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 2 and 5
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 3 and 5
- 2Passivitylines 4 and 5
- 25Innocencelines 1 and 6
- 6Conflictlines 2 and 6
- 33Leaving Behindlines 3 and 6
- 20Observinglines 4 and 6
- 35Advancelines 5 and 6
Three moving lines
20
- 43Overflowinglines 1, 2, and 3
- 60Thriftlines 1, 2, and 4
- 63After the Endlines 1, 3, and 4
- 48Right Actionlines 2, 3, and 4
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 1, 2, and 5
- 55Abundancelines 1, 3, and 5
- 32What Lastslines 2, 3, and 5
- 24Coming Backlines 1, 4, and 5
- 7The Armylines 2, 4, and 5
- 15Simplicitylines 3, 4, and 5
- 10Treading Carefullylines 1, 2, and 6
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 1, 3, and 6
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 2, 3, and 6
- 42Increaselines 1, 4, and 6
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 2, 4, and 6
- 53Gradual Progresslines 3, 4, and 6
- 21Bitinglines 1, 5, and 6
- 64Transitionlines 2, 5, and 6
- 56The Travelerlines 3, 5, and 6
- 23The Falllines 4, 5, and 6
Four moving lines
15
- 5Inactionlines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 34Great Manifestationlines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 19Fleeting Successlines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 36Darknesslines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 46Going Uplines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 1Activitylines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 61Inner Integritylines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 37The Tribelines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 57Gentlenesslines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 38Oppositeslines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 30The Flamelines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 4Immaturitylines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 52Abidinglines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Five moving lines
6
All six lines moving
1
The classical text
萃：亨。王假有廟，利見大人，亨。利貞。用大牲吉，利有攸往。
象曰：澤上于地，萃；君子以除戎器，戒不虞。
初六：有孚不終，乃亂乃萃，若號一握為笑，勿恤，往无咎。
六二：引吉，无咎，孚乃利用禴。
六三：萃如，嗟如，无攸利，往无咎，小吝。
九四：大吉，无咎。
九五：萃有位，无咎。匪孚，元永貞，悔亡。
上六：齎咨涕洟，无咎。
Related hexagrams
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.