井 → 姤

Commentary

Water drawn up through wood, the well unites a community around a single source — but here five hearts diverge, each pulling toward its own version of right and wrong. No one can serve as master, and the roads are blocked and choked. The 'five hearts at odds' suggests a council or faction so fractured that no consensus emerges and no path forward opens. Without a shared center, even the infrastructure that exists becomes useless. From The Well to Coming to Meet, wind stirs beneath heaven, spreading the ruler's decree to the four quarters. Yet when five wills clash, no decree can be issued, and Gou's encounter becomes collision rather than communion.