I Ching 易經
The 64 Hexagrams / 13
Hexagram 13 · ䷌

Fellowship

同人 · Tóng Rén
Upper Heaven 乾Lower Fire 離

The Judgment · 卦辭

同人于野,亨。利涉大川,利君子貞。
Thung Zăn (or 'Union of men') appears here (as we find it) in the (remote districts of the) country, indicating progress and success. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream. It will be advantageous to maintain the firm correctness of the superior man.

The Image · 大象

天與火,同人;君子以類族辨物。
(The trigrams for) heaven and fire form Thung Zăn. The superior man, in accordance with this), distinguishes things according to their kinds and classes.
Plain-English Meaning

Fellowship with others. Open, honest community around a shared purpose makes great things possible.

The Judgment

Fellowship in the open succeeds; it favours crossing great waters and steady integrity.

The Image

Like fire rising to the sky, organise people and things with clear distinctions.
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The Lines · 爻辭
English: James Legge (1882), public domain · Text · Image (Appendix II), sacred-texts.com.
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