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HEXAGRAM 44 OF 64 HEAVEN OVER WIND

COMING TO MEET

姤 Gòu

an unexpected encounter, temptation, the first weak line, something creeping in, checking it early

ROASTIE

Coming to Meet. One broken line creeping in under five solid ones, Wind under Heaven. The book says she is strong and forward, do not marry her. Something small and persuasive is about to enter your life, and you're going to let it in because it was polite at the door. Check it early, the book says. You'll check it in a year, from the porch it owns. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

The woman is strong and forward. Do not marry such a woman.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 Tied to a brake of metal; firmness brings good fortune; moving on brings misfortune; a lean pig thrashes about.
  2. Line 2 A fish in the kitchen wrapper; no mistake; but it is not for the guests.
  3. Line 3 No skin on the thighs, walking with difficulty; danger, but no great mistake.
  4. Line 4 No fish in the kitchen wrapper; rising from this, misfortune.
  5. Line 5 A melon wrapped in willow leaves; brilliance kept hidden; it falls as if from heaven.
  6. Line 6 He meets them with his horns, standing apart; regret, but no mistake.
THROW YOUR OWN ALL SIXTY-FOUR

Text: the I Ching, after James Legge's 1882 translation, public domain, trimmed into plain English. The take: a coffee bean, licensed in nothing.