45 - Gathering Together

Contemporary Interpretation

45 - Gathering Together

Lesson learned.

Lesson learned.

Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams

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Upper Trigram: Dui, Lake

2nd Core Character: Sun, Wind (Tree)

1st Core Character: Gen, Mountain

Lower Trigram: Kun, Earth

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang

The hexagram's inner trigrams within the fields of Yin and Yang

Changes and Impulses

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Gathering together (45) signifies accumulation.

The image

The lake above the earth: the image of gathering together. Thus the superior man renews his weapons to meet the unforeseen.

The judgement

Gathering together. Success. The king approaches his temple. It furthers to see the great man. This brings success. Perseverance furthers. To make great sacrifices brings good fortune. It furthers one to undertake something. Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes