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Gathering around a Center
Upper trigram: Lake · Lower trigram: Earth
Judgment
Gathering needs a trusted center and resources that serve it.
Image
Lake above Earth; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yin, yang, yang, yin.
Look beyond numbers to purpose, roles, and those left outside.
Six lines and their changes
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An honest call for help steadies a wavering gathering.
Move this line → Choosing What to Follow2 / 6
A sincere invitation needs no lavish offering to be meaningful.
Move this line → Constrained Resources3 / 6
Approach despite awkwardness rather than remain isolated in longing.
Move this line → Mutual Response4 / 6
A gathering position needs a substantial contribution to justify it.
Move this line → Joining Together5 / 6
Holding the position does not yet mean earning the group's trust.
Move this line → Readiness and Enthusiasm6 / 6
Tears acknowledge exclusion without pretending that belonging is complete.
Move this line → Blocked Exchange
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Gathering around a Center · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Lake / Earth. Lake above Earth; from bottom to top: yin, yin, yin, yang, yang, yin.
Gathering around a Center · Move this line?
Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.
Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.