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Hexagram Forty-Four

Coming to Meet

Wind moving under heaven: the small influence arriving that deserves early attention.

Qian: open sky
Upper trigram · Qian
Xun: wind through bamboo
Lower trigram · Xun

One yin line enters beneath five yang — something small coming to meet the established order. This hexagram is the mirror of Breakthrough: an arriving influence, charming and minor, that repays early scrutiny. Its counsel is neither alarm nor naivety — meet what approaches, examine it while it is still small, and set terms at the threshold rather than after it has settled in. Most guests are welcome; the point is to be the one who decides.

On wealth

Vet the small new arrival — the minor clause, the easy offer — at the door, while terms are still yours.

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