Hexagram 45, Gathering Together (Cuì, 萃), is formed of the upper trigram Lake (兑) over the lower trigram Earth (坤). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.
The Judgment
Gathering: success. The king approaches his temple. See the great person: success through perseverance. Great offerings bring good fortune; it furthers to go somewhere.
亨,王假有庙,利见大人,亨,利贞;用大牲吉,利有攸往。
Trigrams
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Upper · Lake 兑
joy, openness
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Lower · Earth 坤
the receptive, devotion
The outer (upper) trigram Lake describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Earth describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Gathering Together.
The Six Lines
初六 · Line 1 Sincerity that falters breeds confusion. Cry out — one clasp of hands and laughter returns. Going, no blame.有孚不终,乃乱乃萃;若号,一握为笑,勿恤,往无咎。
六二 · Line 2 Being drawn along brings good fortune, no blame. With sincerity, the simplest offering avails.引吉,无咎;孚乃利用禴。
六三 · Line 3 Gathering with sighs: nothing furthers. Yet going on, no blame — only slight shame.萃如,嗟如,无攸利;往无咎,小吝。
九四 · Line 4 Great good fortune — then no blame.大吉,无咎。
九五 · Line 5 Gathering around one's position, no blame — but trust is not yet won. Sublime, lasting steadfastness: remorse vanishes.萃有位,无咎;匪孚,元永贞,悔亡。
上六 · Line 6 Sighs and tears — grief acknowledged carries no blame.赍咨涕洟,无咎。
Reading Hexagram 45 for Your Question
When Gathering Together appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Gathering Together to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.
Ask the oracle your own question and see whether Gathering Together answers.