困 → 姤
Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 3, 6).
Line 3
六三 困于石。據于蒺蔾。入于其宮。不見其妻。凶。
Six in the third place means: A man permits himself to be oppressed by stone, And leans on thorns and thistles. He enters the house and does not see his wife. Misfortune.
Line 6
上六 困于葛藟。于臲卼。曰動悔有悔。征吉。
Six at the top means: He is oppressed by creeping vines. He moves uncertainly and says, "Movement brings remorse. " If one feels remorse over this and makes a start, Good fortune comes.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
東南其戶，風雨不處。曣晲仁人，父子相保。
Its doors face southeast; wind and rain do not linger. Warm sun shines on the benevolent; father and son keep each other safe.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
A lake without water: the door faces southeast, but wind and rain never settle there. Warm sunlight shines upon the benevolent, and father and son protect each other. The southeastern exposure catches morning light and avoids the worst storms, a domestic architecture of natural wisdom. The house that faces the right direction weathers disturbance while sheltering its inhabitants in warmth. From Oppression to Coming to Meet, wind moves beneath heaven, and the sovereign issues decrees to the four quarters. The encounter here is gentle and providential: the wind that carries decrees also carries shelter. A household aligned with natural order does not need to fight the elements. The father-son bond, strengthened by shared shelter, becomes a microcosm of the sovereign's protective reach.
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