Kou — Coming to Meet
Kou — Coming to Meet
(170)
The Judgement
COMING TO MEET. The maiden is powerful.
One should not marry such a maiden.
The Image
Under heaven, wind:
The image of COMING TO MEET.
Thus does the prince act when disseminating his commands
And proclaiming them to the four quarters of heaven.
The Lines
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.
Six in the second place means:
There is a fish in the tank. No blame.
Does not further guests.
Six 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.
Six in the fourth place means:
No fish in the tank.
This leads to misfortune.
Six in the fifth place means:
A melon covered with willow leaves.
Hidden lines.
Then it drops down to one from heaven.
Six at the top means:
He comes to meet with his horns.
Humiliation. No blame.
(Note: the numbers in parentheses below the title of each hexagram refer to the page in the Wilhelm/Baynes 1968 Third Edition of I Ching or book of changes where additional commentary on the individual hexagram can be found.)
