Hexagram 44
Encounter
Gou (Encounter) (天風姤)
Upper: ☰ Qian (乾) (Heaven) · Lower: ☴ Xun (巽) (Wind)
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📊 Binary Architecture & The Six Lines
Top Line
Yang
Fifth Line
Yang
Fourth Line
Yang
Third Line
Yang
Second Line
Yang
Initial Line
Yin
Outer (Upper Trigram)
☰ Qian (乾)
Nature: Heaven (天)
Element: Metal (金)
Inner (Lower Trigram)
☴ Xun (巽)
Nature: Wind (風)
Element: Wood (木)
📜 The Judgment (卦辭 / Guaci)
女壯，勿用取女。
Wind encounters Heaven. Unexpected forces meet; maintain cool discernment against seductive hazards.
🧭 The Image (大象傳 / Da Xiang) & Archetypal Conduct
天下有風，姤，后以施命誥四方。
Under heaven, wind: The image of Coming to Meet. Thus does the prince act when disseminating his commands and proclaiming them to the four quarters.
📖 The Lines (爻辭 / Yaoci)
- Line 1 初六Bottom line (1st) · Yin系于金柅，貞吉，有攸往，見凶，羸豕，孚，蹢躅。Tied to a metal brake: steadfastness brings good fortune; if one goes forth, misfortune appears; a lean pig will surely thrash about.
- Line 2 九二2nd line · Yang包有魚，無咎，不利賓。There is a fish in the bag: no fault; not beneficial for guests.
- Line 3 九三3rd line · Yang臀無膚，其行次且，厲，無大咎。No skin on the buttocks, his steps falter; danger, but no great fault.
- Line 4 九四4th line · Yang包無魚，起凶。No fish in the bag: this gives rise to misfortune.
- Line 5 九五5th line · Yang以杞包瓜，含章，有隕自天。A melon wrapped in willow leaves; hidden brilliance; it falls from heaven.
- Line 6 上九Top line (6th) · Yang姤其角，吝，無咎。Meeting with the horns: regret, but no fault.
Original line texts are transcribed from Wikisource (周易). The English renderings are literal working drafts under editorial review and may change.
✨ Practical Discernment & Life Guidance
💼 Career & Vision:
Scrutinize seductive, unverified propositions rigorously before entering hasty commitments.
🤝 Relationships & Harmony:
Maintain cool emotional equilibrium and resist impulsive infatuations or dubious alliances.
💰 Wealth & Foundations:
Reject high-yield speculative traps and fraudulent schemes promising unrealistic returns.