45 / 06 Gathering Together (Massing)
Assembling
(43->45->23->26)

"TS'UI : call or pack together; tight groups of people, animals, things; collect, gather, assemble, concentrate, bunch, crowd, collection; lit:dense tussocky grass"ERANOS p492

Image :

"[With devotion comes intensity: Assembling]
One eliminates all weapons to implement this.
[As a result] guards are setup to warn [and protect]."

In a context of devotion we utilise intensity.

Commentary

In hexagram 45 we find a social unit with strong traditional roots remains balanced. These spiritual foundations are celebrated, with the celebration itself acting as a boost to unity; enforcing the strength of the group. In the image, to avoid possible conflicts in these situations, all weapons are banned and, as a result, weapons as a precautionary tool no longer exist. This requires that guards be to be set to warn of possible dangers.

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:

Line 1

"Being not wholly sincere. Disorder because of it, grouping because of it. Similar to a little outcry that sets off laughter [within a crowd]. No concern. Move on without fault." [Lack of sincerity (immaturity at the beginning) leads to wasted energy. In a crowd concentrating on something, a sudden, and intentional, yelp can break the tension/spell. This shows a lack of sincerity but is done usually by the immature. So too, lack of sincerity can cause disorder as well as people grouping together for safety]

Line 2

"[Letting oneself] be drawn is favourable, no harm in this. [Things are] balanced because of an advantageous, although limited, offering." [Imposing a self limitation by allowing outside forces to control(draw you)]

Line 3

"With assemblying comes lamenting. Advantageous if it does not go beyond the moment. Move on, there is no harm in this. A small humiliation." [A lessening of the moment]

Line 4

"[impose direction] favourable, no harm in this." [Formalize the assembly's goals - uniformity]

Line 5

"Assemblying: Controlling the situation. Unbalanced but no harm in this. The source of perpetually testing times. Previous troubles will disappear." [Directing those assembled down the 'right' path]

Line 6

"Paying taxes: [complaints!]. No harm in this." [ Taxes are intended as an instrument of fairness/balance within any large group of people - the ultimate mark of social refinement is a taxation system!]

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which this situation derives is described by hexagram 25 non-involvement/Disentangling. It passes through hexagram 35 Progressing before reaching here.

Transformative methods

By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 12. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 12 as context.

It is important to remember that, when using transformative methods, the more lines requiring change, the more energy required when attempting to introduce a different context. It may therefore be of benefit to work on existing changing lines and achieve your goal in steps rather than attempt, for example, a six-line change all at once.

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