| Name | 姤 Gòu, “Coming to Meet” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☰ 乾 Heaven: strength and initiative |
| Lower trigram | ☴ 巽 Wind: gentle, persistent influence |
The Judgment
女壮，勿用取女。
The woman is strong. Do not marry her.
An attractive but corrosive force is entering. Don't commit to it just because it's compelling.
The Image
天下有风，姤；后以施命诰四方。
Wind beneath heaven — Coming to Meet. The prince issues commands and proclaims them to the four directions.
When subtle bad influence enters, make your values loud. Announce who you are everywhere — that's the defense.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yin
系于金柅，贞吉。有攸往，见凶。羸豕孚蹢躅。
Tied to a metal brake. Stay true — fortune. If one lets it move, misfortune unfolds. A lean pig — wholly restless.
Lock down the temptation before it can run. If it gets loose, it spirals fast.
Line 2 · second · Yang
包有鱼，无咎。不利宾。
In the bag is a fish. No blame. Not wise to share with guests.
Something valuable lands in your hands by chance. Keep it private — don't put it on display.
Line 3 · third · Yang
臀无肤，其行次且。厉，无大咎。
Thighs without skin. Walking is difficult. Danger — no great blame.
You're tempted but unable to act on it. The friction is uncomfortable but it protects you.
Line 4 · fourth · Yang
包无鱼，起凶。
No fish in the bag. This is the basis of misfortune.
Lost touch with the people you should be close to. That distance is where the trouble starts.
Line 5 · fifth · Yang
以杞包瓜，含章，有陨自天。
A melon covered with willow leaves. Hidden beauty. Then it falls from heaven.
Quiet, contained virtue. You don't seek attention — but the recognition arrives anyway, almost magically.
Line 6 · top · Yang
姤其角，吝，无咎。
Coming to meet with the horns. Shame. No blame.
Confronting the situation head-on, even ungracefully. Awkward — but you didn't compromise.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 43, Breakthrough
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 24, Return