Holding Together
Judgment
— I Ching · classical
吉。原筮，元永贞，无咎。不宁方来，后夫凶。
Good fortune. Inquire of the oracle once again whether you possess the great qualities of sublimity, constancy, and perseverance. If so, no blame. Those who are uncertain gradually join. Whoever comes too late meets misfortune.
Image
— Great Image
地上有水，比，先王以建万国，亲诸侯。
On the earth is water: the image of holding together. The kings of antiquity bestowed the various states as fiefs and cultivated friendly relations with the feudal lords.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
Platform business, supply-chain alliance, private community. Become the transparent rule-maker; let network effects punish the late arrivers.
Psychology & Cognition
High-quality relational capital. Build through win-win logic; refuse the isolated, distrustful posture.
Decision Guidance
Establish a durable founding covenant (yuan-yong-zhen). Welcome adopters; do not pursue defectors; integrate sincerely or be left behind.
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Robert Putnam's social capital; network effects (Metcalfe's law); Stewart Brand's communities of practice; the 'invisible college' tradition; Jim Collins on building enduring institutions through values.
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· The same input via the same method will always reproduce the same hexagram — verifiable below.