萃。亨。王假有庙,利见大人,亨,利贞。用大牲吉,利有攸往。
Lake over Earth. People gathering in one place.
The Lines
初六:有孚不终,乃乱乃萃,若号一握为笑,勿恤,往无咎。
Line 1 — If sincere but not to the end. Commit fully or don't. A single genuine gesture resolves more than prolonged half-measures.
六二:引吉,无咎,孚乃利用禴。
Line 2 — Letting oneself be drawn brings good fortune. The sincerity of a small offering matters more than a large one.
六三:萃如嗟如,无攸利,往无咎,小吝。
Line 3 — Gathering together amid sighs. Painful but necessary. Go anyway.
九四:大吉,无咎。
Line 4 — Great good fortune. No blame. Clean. The gathering is right.
九五:萃有位,无咎。匪孚,元永贞,悔亡。
Line 5 — If in gathering one has position. Your steadfastness converts doubters, not your arguments.
上六:赍咨涕洟,无咎。
Line 6 — Lamenting and sighing. The gathering didn't hold. The grief is clean.
Nuclear Hexagram
Nuclear Hexagram: 53 渐 (Gradual Progress)
The best gatherings form gradually.
Practical Application
Lead with sincerity. Show up even when it costs pride.
