姤 → 蠱
Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet → Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 4, 5).
Line 4
九四 包无魚。起凶。
Nine in the fourth place means: No fish in the tank. This leads to misfortune.
Line 5
九五 以杞包瓜。含章。有隕自天。
Nine in the fifth place means: A melon covered with willow leaves. Hidden lines. Then it drops down to one from heave.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
金泉黃寶，宜與我市。娶嫁有息，利得過母。
Golden springs and yellow treasure, fit for my trading. Marriage brings offspring; profit exceeds the mother's.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind beneath heaven blows across a prosperous marketplace. Golden springs and yellow treasures are fit for trading; marriage produces offspring, and the profit exceeds the mother's original investment. The verse brims with material abundance and generative increase — precious metals, thriving commerce, fertile unions. Every line points toward multiplication of what one already holds. From Coming to Meet to Work on the Decayed, wind stirs beneath the mountain, ventilating what has grown stale. The encounter of Gou here initiates renewal through exchange: old goods are traded for fresh value, new marriages revitalize aging households. What was decaying is restored through the circulation of wealth and life.
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