姤 → 履
Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet → Hexagram 10: Treading
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 3).
Line 1
初六 繫于金柅。貞吉。有攸往。見凶。羸豕孚蹢躅。
Six at the beginning means: It must be checked with a brake of bronze. Perseverance brings good fortune. If one lets it take its course, one experiences misfortune. Even a lean pig has it in him to rage around.
Line 3
九三 臀无膚。其行次且。厲。无大咎。
Nine in the third place means: There is no skin on his thighs, And walking comes hard. If one is mindful of the danger, No great mistake is made.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
鼓瑟歌舞，懽遺於酒。龍喜張口，大喜在後。
Plucking the zither, singing and dancing; joy poured forth in wine. The dragon delights and opens its mouth; great happiness lies ahead.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind beneath heaven announces a celebration. Drums and zithers sound, songs and dances swirl, and joy overflows into wine. A dragon opens its mouth in delight — an omen of coming grandeur. The verse is pure festivity, each image layered upon the last: music, dance, wine, the dragon's gaping smile, and the promise that the greatest happiness lies still ahead. From Coming to Meet to Treading, heaven stands above the lake, establishing proper hierarchy through joyful compliance. The encounter of Gou here delivers its brightest promise: one steps carefully upon the tiger's tail and the tiger does not bite, for this is a moment when heaven and earth align in shared celebration.
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