Hexagram:Coming to Meet →Hexagram:Difficulty at the Beginning

I Ching Transformation

44
Coming to Meet
Gou
Heaven / Wind
→
3
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun
Water / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven →Watercreative to abysmal
Lower TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing

Yilin Verse

登山上谷，與虎相觸。猬為功曹，班叔奔北，脫之嘉國。

Climbing the mountain, entering the valley; encountering a tiger. The hedgehog serves as marshal; Ban Shu flees north, escaping to the good land.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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Related Pages

View Hexagram 44View Hexagram 3Reverse: 3 → 44

About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 44 (Coming to Meet) to hexagram 3 (Difficulty at the Beginning). In the I Ching, when a reading produces changing lines, the hexagram transforms into another hexagram, providing guidance for both the current situation and its eventual evolution.