ECA Marcellus Trust I ECTM under CEO John Mork

ECA Marcellus Trust I ECTM under CEO John Mork

 

HEXAGRAM 45 – Ts’ui – Gathering Together (Massing)

Above    Tui    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Below    K’UN    THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH

This hexagram is related in form and meaning to Pi, HOLDING TOGETHER (8).

• In the latter, water is over the earth;
  
• here a lake is over the earth.
  

But since the lake is a place where water collects,

the idea of gathering together is even more strongly expressed here than in the other hexagram.

The same idea also arises from the fact that

• in the present case it is two strong lines (the fourth and the fifth) that
  
  • bring about the gathering together,
    

whereas

• in the former case one strong line (the fifth)
  
  • stands in the midst of weak lines.
    

 

THE JUDGMENT

GATHERING TOGETHER.

Success.

The king approaches his temple.

It furthers one to see the great man.

This brings success.

Perseverance furthers.

To bring great offerings creates good fortune.

It furthers one to undertake something,

The gathering together of people in large communities is

• either a natural occurrence, as in the case of the family,
  
• or an artificial one, as in the case of the state.
  

The family gathers about the father as its head.

The perpetuation of this gathering in groups is achieved through the sacrifice to the ancestors,

at which the whole clan is gathered together.

Through the collective piety of the living members of the family,

• the ancestors become so integrated in the spiritual life of the family that
  
• it cannot be dispersed or dissolved.
  

1. Where men are to be gathered together,
   

   religious forces are needed.
   

2. But there must also be a human leader to serve as the center of the group.
   

   In order to be able to bring others together,
   

this leader must first of all be collected within himself.

Only collective moral force can unite the world.

• Such great times of unification will leave great achievements behind them.
  

  This is the significance of the great offerings that are made.
  

• In the secular sphere likewise there is need of great deeds
  

  in the time of GATHERING TOGETHER.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Over the earth, the lake: The image Of GATHERING TOGETHER.

Thus the superior man renews his weapons In order to meet the unforeseen.

If the water in the lake gathers until it rises above the earth,

• there is danger of a break-through.
  

  Precautions must be taken to prevent this.
  

Similarly

• where men gather together in great numbers, strife is likely to arise;
  
• where possessions are collected, robbery is likely to occur.
  

Thus in the time of GATHERING TOGETHER

we must arm promptly to ward off the unexpected.

Human woes usually come as a result of unexpected events against which we are not forearmed.

If we are prepared, they can be prevented.

 

THE LINES

 

Six in the second place means:

Letting oneself be drawn

• Brings good fortune and
  
• remains blameless.
  

If one is sincere,

It furthers one to bring even a small offering.

In the time of GATHERING TOGETHER,

we should make no arbitrary choice of the way.

There are secret forces at work, leading together those who belong together.

We must yield to this attraction; then

we make no mistakes.

Where inner relationships exist,

no great preparations and formalities are necessary.

People understand one another forthwith,

just as

the Divinity graciously accepts a small offering if it comes from the heart.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 47 – K’un – Oppression (Exhaustion)

Above    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Below    K’AN    THE ABYSMAL, WATER

1. The lake is above, water below; the lake is empty, dried up. (1)
   

Exhaustion is expressed in yet another way:

1. at the top, a dark line is holding down two light lines;
   

   below, a light line is hemmed in between two dark ones.
   

2. The upper trigram belongs to the principle of darkness,
   

   the lower to the principle of light.
   

Thus everywhere superior men are oppressed and held in restraint by inferior men.

 

THE JUDGMENT

OPPRESSION.

Success.

Perseverance.

The great man brings about good fortune.

No blame.

When one has something to say,

It is not believed.

• Times of adversity are the reverse of times of success,
  

but

• they can lead to success if they befall the right man.
  

When

a strong man meets with adversity,

• he remains cheerful despite all danger,
  

and

• this cheerfulness is the source of later successes;
  

it is that stability which is stronger than fate.

He who

• lets his spirit be broken by exhaustion certainly
  
• has no success.
  

But

if adversity only bends a man,

• it creates in him a power to react that is bound in time to manifest itself.
  

No inferior man is capable of this.

Only the great man

• brings about good fortune
  

and

• remains blameless.
  

It is true that for the time being outward influence is denied him,

because his words have no effect.

Therefore in times of adversity

it is important to be

• strong within
  

and

• sparing of words.
  

 

THE IMAGE

There is no water in the lake:

Thus

the superior man

stakes his life

On following his will.

When the water has flowed out below,

the lake must

• dry up
  

and

• become exhausted.
  

That is fate.

This symbolizes an adverse fate in human life.

In such times there is nothing a man can do

but

• acquiesce in his fate
  

and

• remain true to himself.
  

This concerns the deepest stratum of his being,

for this alone is superior to all external fate.

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