Hexagram 8 · ䷇
Holding together brings good fortune. Reexamine the source and remain enduringly steadfast, and there will be no blame. The restless come to join; one who comes...
Judgment
Holding together brings good fortune. Reexamine the source and remain enduringly steadfast, and there will be no blame. The restless come to join; one who comes too late meets misf...
Image
Water over the earth represents Holding Together. The ancient rulers used this image to establish many states and cultivate close ties with the feudal lords.
Lines
Hold together with truth and sincerity. No blame. Hold together inwardly. Perseverance brings good fortune. One joins with the wrong people. Hold together outwardly. Perseverance b...
Good fortune. Inquiring again into the original, enduring, and steadfast way brings no blame. The restless come from all sides. The one who comes late meets misfortune.
Holding together brings good fortune. Reexamine the source and remain enduringly steadfast, and there will be no blame. The restless come to join; one who comes too late meets misfortune.
Holding together brings good fortune. Holding together means mutual support, and those below follow. Reexamining the enduring and steadfast way brings no blame because firmness is centered. The restless come from all sides because above and below respond to one another. The one who comes late meets misfortune because the way has already run its course.
Holding together means mutual support. Those below willingly follow above. Reexamining the original and steadfast way brings no blame because firmness is centered. The restless come from every side because above and below respond to one another. The latecomer meets misfortune because the time has already run its course.
Water is over the earth: the image of Holding Together. The ancient kings thereby established many states and cultivated close relations with the feudal lords.
Water over the earth represents Holding Together. The ancient rulers used this image to establish many states and cultivate close ties with the feudal lords.
Hold to him in truth and sincerity. No blame.
Hold together with truth and sincerity. No blame.
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Holding together in truth means no blame from the beginning.
Holding together in truth means no blame from the start.
Hold to him inwardly. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Hold together inwardly. Perseverance brings good fortune.
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Holding together inwardly means one does not lose the self.
Holding together inwardly means not losing oneself.
One holds together with the wrong people.
One joins with the wrong people.
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Holding to the wrong people means one has gone astray.
Joining with the wrong people means going astray.
Hold to him outwardly. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Hold together outwardly. Perseverance brings good fortune.
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Holding together outwardly means the worthy are present.
Holding together outwardly means the worthy are on hand.
Manifest holding together. The king uses three hunts and lets the game escape in front. The townspeople need no warning. Good fortune.
Manifest holding together. In the king's hunt, the game in front is allowed to escape. The townspeople need no warning. Good fortune.
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The king's three hunts show open and manifest fellowship.
The king's hunt shows fellowship made open and manifest.
One finds no head for holding together. Misfortune.
One finds no leader for holding together. Misfortune.
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To find no head for holding together means there is no one to unite around.
Finding no leader means there is no one to unite around.
What does Pi / Holding Together mean in the I Ching?
Holding together brings good fortune. Reexamine the source and remain enduringly steadfast, and there will be no blame. The restless come to join; one who comes...
How should I study Hexagram 8 on this page?
Start with the judgment and image, then read the line statements in sequence. Hold together with truth and sincerity. No blame. Hold together inwardly. Perseverance brings good fortune. One joins with the wrong people. Hold together outwardly. Perseverance b...
How can this hexagram be applied in a modern reading?
Holding together means mutual support. Those below willingly follow above. Reexamining the original and steadfast way brings no blame because firmness is centered. The restless come from every side because above and belo...
Primary text: Zhouyi / I Ching, including the Judgment, Image, line texts, and related commentaries.
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