Coming to Meet — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
乾宫Element金#44
Gou (Coming to Meet) — Heaven above Wind below. Wind moves under heaven encountering all things. Chance encounters can bring variables; stay alert but also stay open.
Line-by-Line
Line 1:系于金柅,贞吉。有攸往,见凶。羸豕孚蹢躅。 Tied to a metal brake — upright brings good fortune. Going brings danger; the lean pig struggles. Restrain yourself; don't act rashly.
Line 2:包有鱼,无咎。不利宾。 Fish in the kitchen — no harm, but not favorable for guests. Keep your own things to yourself.
Line 3:臀无肤,其行次且。厉无大咎。 Buttocks without flesh — walking is hard; danger but no great harm. Stuck between alternatives but manageable.
Line 4:包无鱼,起凶。 No fish in the kitchen — danger arises. Resources depleted; the situation is critical.
Line 5:以杞包瓜,含章,有陨自天。 Wrapping melons in wolfthorn — inner brilliance. A meteor falls from Heaven. Hidden virtue attracts opportunity.
Line 6:姤其角,吝无咎。 Meeting its horns — regret but no harm. Preserve yourself in retreat.