Drawing Close
bǐ · Water over EarthChoose your people with care, and do not delay joining them.
吉。原筮元永貞，无咎。不寧方來，後夫凶。
Coming together is good. Look again honestly at your intent, and ask whether it is generous, lasting and steady. Then there is no fault. The unsettled are starting to arrive. Whoever comes too late risks trouble.
The six lines
初六：有孚，比之，无咎。有孚盈缶，終來有它，吉。
Approach with honest sincerity and there is no fault. Let it fill you as water fills a clay jar. Good things may come from unexpected directions.
六二：比之自內，貞吉。
You draw close from within, from your own center, and stay true. This inner connection is good.
六三：比之匪人。
These are not the companions you should be drawing near. Stop and think about who you are really joining.
六四：外比之，貞吉。
You reach outward and align with someone worthy beyond your own circle. Keeping true in this is good.
九五：顯比。王用三驅，失前禽，邑人不誡，吉。
Closeness shown openly. The king hunts on three sides and lets fleeing game go. Nobody needs warning. People stay by choice, and that is good.
上六：比之无首，凶。
You want to join but nothing heads it, no beginning holds it together. Without a real start, the end looks poor. Take this as a caution.
The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.