Sudden Encounter
gòu · Heaven over WindNotice what just walked in before you commit to it.
女壯，勿用取女。
A strong force appears suddenly, pictured here as a bold woman one should not hastily marry. Something small yet powerful has entered. Be careful about binding yourself to it too quickly.
The six lines
初六：繫于金柅，貞吉，有攸往，見凶，羸豕，孚，蹢躅。
Tie it to a bronze brake and hold it fast. Let it loose and trouble shows up: a lean pig, restless and pacing, waiting to run.
九二：包有魚，无咎，不利賓。
There is a fish in your wrapper. Hold it and you do no harm, but do not serve it to guests. Keep this contained.
九三：臀无膚，其行次且，厲，无大咎。
Your seat is raw and your steps falter. It is uncomfortable and risky, yet holding back spares you from serious mistakes.
九四：包无魚，起凶。
The wrapper is empty and the fish is gone. You have lost touch with ordinary people. Rising in anger now would only make trouble.
九五：以杞包瓜，含章，有隕自天。
Leafy boughs of a tall tree wrap a ripening melon. Hold your brilliance inside, and what is meant for you may fall as if from heaven.
上九：姤其角，吝，无咎。
You meet on the horns, proud and isolated. It is a lonely and awkward spot, though no real blame falls on you.
The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.