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title: 澤地萃 — Gathering Together (Hexagram 45)
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# 澤地萃 · Gathering Together — Hexagram 45

Hexagram 45 of the I Ching is 澤地萃 (Gathering Together). Gathering Together — the crowd assembles. It furthers to see the great person at the temple; generous offerings bring fortune. Seize the gathering to extend your aim; stay prepared.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Excellent for conferences, organizing, sales.
- **Relationships**: Bonds arise in gatherings.
- **Health**: Infection in crowds; group fatigue.

## Structure

- Number: 45
- Name: 澤地萃
- English: Gathering Together
- Romaji: taku-chi-sui
- Pinyin: cuì
- Upper: 澤 (Lake)
- Lower: 地 (Earth)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 45 (澤地萃) mean?

Gathering Together — the crowd assembles. It furthers to see the great person at the temple; generous offerings bring fortune.

### What does 澤地萃 counsel?

Seize the gathering to extend your aim; stay prepared.

### What does 澤地萃 say about work?

Excellent for conferences, organizing, sales.

### What does 澤地萃 say about relationships?

Bonds arise in gatherings.

### What does 澤地萃 say about health?

Infection in crowds; group fatigue.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 45?

Upper trigram 澤 (Lake) over lower trigram 地 (Earth).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/45)