Ts'ui / Gathering Together [Massing]
above: Tui The Joyous, Lake
below:K'un The Receptive, Earth
In (the state denoted by) Chui, the king will repair to his
ancestral temple. It will be advantageous (also) to meet with
the great man; and then there will be progress and success,
although the advantage must come through firm correctness.
The use of great victims will (be conducive to) good fortune,
and in whatever direction movement is made, it will be
advantageous.
Overall Meaning
Gathering together, the symbol of collection
Chui denotes collecting together, or things so collected; and hence this
hexagram concerns the state of the kingdom when a happy union prevails
between the sovereign and his ministers, between high and low; and replies in
a vague way to the question how this state is to be preserved; by the
influence of religion, and the great man, who is a sage upon the throne.
He, 'the king', will repair to his ancestral temple, and meet in spirit
there with the spirits of his ancestors. Whatever he does, being correct and
right, will succeed. His religious services will be distinguished by their
dignity and splendor. His victims will be the best that can be obtained, and
other things will be in harmony with them.