Gather Allies

Pull up and weave the twisted thatch-grass, each with its kind. Wise Words! Chastising opens the Way. Take vigorous action to get out of this lowly place. Find who you belong with. Expressing your feelings topples obstructions and subverts corrupt authority. Step outside the norms. Co-operate with the ongoing process of change.

初九, 拔茅茹, 以其彙, 征吉.

When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it. Each according to his kind. Undertakings bring good fortune. ##### Comments In times of prosperity every able man called to fill an office draws like minded people along with him, just as in pulling up ribbon grass one always pulls up a bunch of it, because the stalks are connected by their roots. In such times, when it is possible to extend influence widely, the mind of an able man is set upon going out into life and accomplishing something.