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A Difficult Beginning
Upper trigram: Water · Lower trigram: Thunder
Judgment
A beginning meets resistance; establish a base and helpers before ranging far.
Image
Water above Thunder; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yin, yin, yang, yin.
Judge the opening by its foundations, not by mature speed.
Six lines and their changes
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The first step circles in place; establish a base and gather reliable help.
Move this line → Joining Together2 / 6
The hesitant riders may be suitors, not attackers; uncertainty does not demand immediate consent.
Move this line → Useful Boundaries3 / 6
A deer chase without a guide leads into the forest; abandon a pursuit that loses its bearings.
Move this line → After the Crossing4 / 6
The riders hesitate again, but seeking an alliance gives this position a workable direction.
Move this line → Choosing What to Follow5 / 6
Benefits cannot spread widely yet; keep commitments small enough for available resources.
Move this line → A Return Begins6 / 6
Circling riders and tears mark exhausted progress; repeating the same approach adds no support.
Move this line → An Increase Shared
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
A Difficult Beginning · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Water / Thunder. Water above Thunder; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yin, yin, yang, yin.
A Difficult Beginning · Move this line?
Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.
Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.