RESOURCES/HEXAGRAM 44
乾宫

天风姤

GòuComing to Meet

不期而遇,柔遇刚也

Upper Trigram
Lower Trigram
— I —

The Judgment

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

The hexagram of Coming to Meet shows wind moving beneath heaven, chance encounters everywhere. A single dark line stirs to life, the maiden grown too bold, and one should not take such a woman to wife. Unexpected meetings must be treated with caution.

Image Commentary(original text)

天下有风,姤。后以施命诰四方。

Judgment Commentary(original text)

姤,遇也,柔遇刚也。勿用取女,不可与长也。天地相遇,品物咸章也。刚遇中正,天下大行也。姤之时义大矣哉!

— II —

Interpretation(original text)

姤,遇也,不期而遇。一阴初生于下,五阳之下忽有阴柔潜入,如同女子不期而至。《彖》曰「柔遇刚也」,阴柔遇阳刚之象。姤非正配良缘,乃意外之遇,故「女壮,勿用取女」,此女过于强壮不宜娶之。一阴虽微,然其势将长,不可忽视。

卦象分析

上乾为天为刚,下巽为风为入。天下有风,风行天下无所不至,有遍遇万物之象。程颐释曰:「风行天下,无物不遇,姤之象也。」巽为阴柔之气自下而入,一阴悄然渗入五阳之中。天风相遇,看似无害,实则阴气初萌,君子当有所警觉。后王观此象,「施命诰四方」,以政令教化天下。

六爻结构

初六为唯一阴爻,居卦之始,为全卦之焦点。五阳在上,一阴在下,阴方萌生。九二与初六亲比,「包有鱼」,最先接触阴柔。九五居尊中正,「以杞包瓜」,从容应对。上九居极而无应,过刚孤傲。姤与夬互为综卦,夬决阴、姤遇阴,一去一来。

卦序脉络

姤继夬之后。《序卦》曰:「决必有遇,故受之以姤。」阳气刚把一阴决去,另一阴又从下方生起。夬与姤互为综卦,夬以五阳决一阴,姤以一阴遇五阳。阴阳消长循环不已,此天地之常道。朱熹曰:「一阴始生,小人将长。」姤后接萃,阴渐长而能聚。

— III —

The Lines

⚋ Yin
Six at the beginning

It must be checked with a brake of bronze. Perseverance brings good fortune. If one lets it take its course, one meets misfortune. Even a lean pig has it in itself to rage about.

Halted firmly, as if braced against a bronze brake, and holding to the right, there is good fortune; but let it run free and misfortune appears, for even a scrawny sow frets and tramples restlessly. Nip a budding evil before it grows.

Image: 系于金柅,柔道牵也。

Analysis

初六以阴居阳位,处姤之初,一阴初生。「系于金柅」,以金属制动器系住车轮,喻须抑制阴柔之发展。「贞吉」,守正则吉。程颐释曰:「一阴始生于下,当即制之,不使其长。」如同小人初起,当及早防范。「有攸往见凶」,若放任其前行则有凶险。此爻为防微杜渐之训。

⚊ Yang
Nine in the second place

There is a fish in the kitchen. No blame. But it does not further guests.

A fish is kept in the larder, the yielding element held in check, and there is no fault, though it will not do to share it with guests. Keeping the situation firmly in hand is what matters.

Image: 包有鱼,义不及宾也。

Analysis

九二以阳居阴位,与初六亲比。「包有鱼」,厨中有鱼,喻包容初六之阴。「无咎」者,能包容则无咎。「不利宾」,不宜让此阴柔之势扩展到宾客。朱熹曰:「二与初比而近,能包含之则可,若使及宾则不利。」此爻为最先遇阴者,须节制其扩展范围,包容但不放纵。

⚊ Yang
Nine in the third place

There is no skin on his thighs, and walking comes hard. If one is mindful of the danger, no great blame.

The buttocks stripped raw, each step labored and halting; there is danger, yet no grave fault comes of it.

Image: 其行次且,行未牵也。

Analysis

九三以阳居阳位得正,然处内卦之极。「臀无肤,其行次且」,臀部无肤而行走艰难。王弼注:「居姤之时,处下卦之极,与初不相比应,故无所附而行艰。」九三与初六既不比也不应,孤立无援。然「厉无大咎」,虽有危厉而无大咎,盖刚正自守、不与阴邪为伍之故。

⚊ Yang
Nine in the fourth place

No fish is in the kitchen. This gives rise to misfortune.

The larder holds no fish, control has slipped away, and from this misfortune springs.

Image: 包无鱼,远民也。

Analysis

九四以阳居阴位不当,与初六不应。「包无鱼」,厨中无鱼,失去了与初六的联系。「起凶」者,因此而有凶险生起。程颐谓:「四与初不比不应,阴柔已被九二包含,四无所得。」此爻喻错失机会、未能掌控局势。身居高位而远离基层实情,「凶」从此起。

⚊ Yang
Nine in the fifth place

A melon sheltered under willow leaves. Beauty concealed within. Then it drops down to one from heaven.

As a willow shelters a ripening melon, holding beauty concealed within, so blessing descends as if fallen from heaven. When high virtue embraces the humble and yielding, good fortune comes at last.

Image: 以杞包瓜,含章,有陨自天。

Analysis

九五以阳居阳位,中正尊贵。「以杞包瓜,含章」,用杞柳包裹瓜果,含蓄文章之美。「有陨自天」,从天而降有意外之获。朱熹释曰:「九五中正在上,以阳刚之德含蓄柔中之美,如杞包瓜然。」此爻为姤道之上策——不急于排斥阴柔,以中正之德含蓄包容,自然感化。

⚊ Yang
Nine at the top

He comes to meet with his horns. Humiliation. No blame.

The meeting comes at the horns, at the utmost extreme, and there is some humiliation, yet no real fault.

Image: 姤其角,穷之咎也。

Analysis

上九以阳居阴位,处姤之极。「姤其角」,以角遇人,以刚硬之物相遇。「吝无咎」,虽有吝惜但无大咎。程颐释曰:「居卦之终,阳刚之极,亢而无应,以角触物,虽刚而失所遇之道。」上九过刚孤傲,不善与人相遇交往。然亢而不害人则「无咎」,只是失去亲和之道。

— IV —

Divination Reference(original text)

WealthFINANCE

市场出现意外变动时须高度警惕,不可贸然跟风,短暂的偶遇信号不宜重仓追逐。

CareerCAREER

偶然的机遇须谨慎评估,不可因一时诱惑而偏离主业,机会中可能暗藏风险。

RelationshipsRELATIONSHIPS

偶然邂逅虽美好,但须理性审视对方品性,勿因初始好感而冲动行事。

HealthHEALTH

突然出现的异常症状不可忽视,即使看似轻微也应及时就医排查。

— V —

Traditional Reading(original text)

姤卦象征不期而遇、邂逅。一阴在下初生,小人势力萌芽。看似偶然的相遇中暗藏玄机,宜保持警觉,防微杜渐。

Career

事业上可能遭遇意外的变故或不速之客。对于突然出现的机会要审慎评估,不可被表面的诱惑迷惑。防范身边小人。

Business

商业上可能有意外的合作提议或交易机会。看似天降好事,实则需要仔细审查条款和对方背景,谨防陷阱。

Reputation

学业上可能受到外界干扰或诱惑。新奇事物虽然吸引人,但不可因此荒废正业。保持定力很重要。

Marriage

感情上可能有不期而遇的桃花,但来者未必善意。新关系需要时间考验,不可因一时心动而冲昏头脑。

Decision

面对意外情况应冷静应对。不要被突如其来的变化打乱阵脚,仔细分辨真伪后再做决定。防微杜渐、未雨绸缪。

— VI —

School Interpretations(original text)

Duanyi Tianji

姤者遇也。一阴始生于下,阴渐长而阳将消。相遇非偶然,须辨善恶、察秋毫。

Shao Yong · Heluo Lishu
阴气初生,防微杜渐

此卦乾天在上、巽风在下,天下有风,无所不至之象。一阴初生,小人势力萌芽。得此卦者,表面顺利但暗藏隐忧。凡事宜多加小心、提防意外。对突然出现的人或事要谨慎对待,不可轻信。

Fu Peirong's Reading
Fortune

运势平稳中有暗流,宜谨慎。

Wealth

意外之财不可贪,防诈骗。

Home

家宅防外人侵扰,门户宜严。

Health

注意风邪入侵,防感冒及妇科。

— VII —

Changing Hexagrams

Bottom line moving乾为天
2nd line moving天山遁
3rd line moving天水讼
4th line moving巽为风
5th line moving火风鼎
Top line moving泽风大过