Line 06
Top Nine
Encountering with the horns. Distress, but No blame.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
Encountering with the horns means distress through reaching the utmost above.
44
姤
Gòu
Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
彖 · Tuan
Judgment
The woman is strong. Do not take such a woman in marriage.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Encountering means meeting: the yielding meets the firm. Do not take this woman in marriage, because one cannot remain with her for long. When Heaven and Earth meet, the various kinds all become manifest. When the firm meets centered correctness, it prevails greatly under Heaven. Great indeed is the timely meaning of Encountering.
象 · Xiang
Image
Under Heaven there is wind: Encountering. The sovereign issues commands and proclaims them to the four directions.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 05
Nine in the Fifth
Wrap the melon in willow, concealing its pattern. Something falls from Heaven.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
Nine in the Fifth conceals its pattern through centered correctness. Something falls from Heaven because the will does not abandon mandate.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
The pouch has no fish. Rising up brings Misfortune.
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
The misfortune of having no fish comes from keeping far from the people.
Line 03
Nine in the Third
Buttocks stripped of skin, walking with difficulty. There is danger, but no great blame.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
Walking with difficulty means the movement is not yet restrained.
Line 02
Nine in the Second
There is fish in the pouch. No blame. It is not favorable for the guest.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
There being fish in the pouch means it should not go to the guest.
Line 01
Initial Six
Tied to a metal chock. Perseverance brings Good fortune. If there is somewhere to go, one meets Misfortune. Even a lean pig still kicks and struggles.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
Being tied to a metal chock means the yielding force is being restrained.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng
Trigrams
Ruling trigram
Ch'ien
