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HEXAGRAM 8

Union

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Grouping, Holding Together, Alliance

Holding together brings good fortune but requires a central figure of spiritual consistency. Late-comers who miss basic experiences meet misfortune.

Water clings fast to the earth. Human society holds together through a voluntary community of interests where everyone feels included.

Changing Lines๐Ÿ”—

Line 1๐Ÿ”—

Fundamental sincerity is the only true basis for relationships; inner strength attracts good fortune from without.

Line 2๐Ÿ”—

Respond to calls to action from within, maintaining your personal dignity rather than acting as an obsequious office hunter.

Line 3๐Ÿ”—

You are among people who do not belong to your sphere; avoid false intimacy through habit to remain free for your true peers.

Line 4๐Ÿ”—

Relationships are well established; show your attachment openly while remaining constant against distraction.

Line 5 โ˜…๐Ÿ”—

Ruling line. The king uses beaters on three sides only, letting game escape in front. Allow free will; accept those who come, let others go.

Line 6๐Ÿ”—

Missing the right moment for union and hesitating to give full devotion brings deep regret when it is too late.