Your I Ching Hexagram for Today – 45:Coming Together

The power of gathering together is represented by arally, where each individual’s strength is magnified by the power of theircommunity. History has shown that mass movements can bring about stable,ordered and durable conditions for the better. This hexagram may be pointing toan auspicious time for large undertakings. But the guiding force of your sharedvision is essential to hold the forces of unity together, and keep themadvancing toward a common goals and values.

Another image for this situation is that of a lakefilling with water. Just as the fullness of the lake can bring good fortune toall in its sphere, it can also overflow, leading to calamity. Thus in a time ofgathering together it is essential that precautions against excesses beconsidered along with efforts to advance along a clearly-charted course. Muchof human misfortune comes from unexpected events for which we are ill prepared;when gathered together with others, we are both more powerful and, in someways, also more vulnerable.

Any time of unified coming together is a time of greatpotential. But the potential can be both positive and negative. Everything ismagnified when people unite around a central shared purpose. When many peopleunite behind a single goal or strong vision, it is wise to take personalprecautions to protect your own reasonable self-interests, because these caneasily be lost in the crowd.