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Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
姤 · Gòu
Coming to Meet. The maiden is powerful. One should not marry such a maiden.Judgment 卦辭
Under heaven, wind blows: the image of Coming to Meet. The ruler conducts himself so that no treachery can develop under his influence.Image 象辭
Core Meaning of Hexagram 44
Hexagram 44 is the fated encounter — one dark line returning at the very bottom, wind rising to meet heaven. Something small, seductive and uninvited enters: the tempting offer, the charming but disqualifying person, the seed of trouble dressed as luck. The hexagram’s warning is exact: do not marry this; do not formalize the bond.
Hexagram 44 in a Reading
In a reading, an encounter is arriving or has arrived — magnetic, ‘meant,’ and wrong. Enjoy nothing on credit from it; make no contract with it. The dark element begins beneath notice, so the work is early recognition and polite refusal, not late expulsion (that is hexagram 43’s harder war). Watch also your own court: conditions where flattery can grow. Meet it, name it, do not wed it.
Common Questions
What does hexagram 44 mean?
Hexagram 44 is the fated encounter — one dark line returning at the very bottom, wind rising to meet heaven. Read the full meaning above, or cast your own reading with our free online I Ching coins.
What is the structure of hexagram 44?
Hexagram 44 is built from the trigram Heaven above and Wind below — binary 011111 read from the bottom line to the top. Coming to Meet is King Wen number 44 of the 64 hexagrams.
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