Hexagram 45 of 64 · King Wen sequence
萃 · cuì
The lake above the earth: gathering together — people collecting around a centre, and the question of what the gathering is for.
Water collects on the plain: Gathering is the hexagram of assembly — crowds forming, resources pooling, the church full, the launch busy. Its counsel is about the centre: gathering succeeds when there is a genuine centre, and fails spectacularly when the centre is unprepared.
Prepare the meeting itself, bring the offering, and be present — the text warns of crowds that gather without confidence in what they gather around. And its practical warning: big meetings create big confusion if the purpose is not spoken before the doors open.
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