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Hexagram 44 Gou

"Wind beneath Heaven" describes the hexagram Gou. Its hexagram statement, the Tuan commentary, and the Xiang commentary each carry different meanings.

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Upper trigram ☰乾 · 天 · 健
Lower trigram ☴巽 · 风 · 入

Classical Sources

Judgment

女壮,勿用取女。

Modern rendering

Coming to Meet. The maiden is powerful. One should not marry such a maiden.

Image

天下有风,姤。后以施命诰四方。

Overview

"Wind beneath Heaven" describes the hexagram Gou. Its hexagram statement, the Tuan commentary, and the Xiang commentary each carry different meanings. The hexagram statement says "do not take this woman in marriage"; the Tuan commentary speaks of "she cannot be kept long" to indicate the fault of the woman being too forceful, while at the same time recognizing, in the meeting of Heaven and Earth, the benefits of "all things being manifest in their splendor" and "the great progression throughout the world.

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The local bundle includes 64 Jiao Shi Yi Lin changing-hexagram entries for this hexagram. When a cast changes, Yarrow shows the matching one.

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What does Hexagram 44 Gou mean?

Hexagram 44, Gou (Coming to Meet), should be read from the source note first: "Wind beneath Heaven" describes the hexagram Gou. Its hexagram statement, the Tuan commentary, and the Xiang commentary each carry different meanings. Yarrow uses it for reflection, not fixed prediction.

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Name one concrete decision, cast once, then read the Judgment, Image, and source note before the AI reflection. A good first question is: what should I protect, change, or wait on?

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