上六
乘马班如，泣血涟如。
象曰：泣血涟如，何可长也。
Hexagram 3 · First Growth
First Growth
Water above · Thunder belowTraditional palace notation: 坎宫 · 二世卦
A beginning may contain both life and confusion. Before trying to advance quickly, find what can take root and who can help. Work on the conditions for growth rather than demanding a finished result from something still emerging.
A question in mind. A moment to reflect.
Cast the coins rather than choosing a result.
Write one question, then cast three coins six times.
Hexagram text · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
屯：元亨，利贞。勿用有攸往，利建侯。
Tuan commentary · Classical Chinese
彖曰：屯，刚柔始交而难生，动乎险中，大亨贞。雷雨之动满盈，天造草昧，宜建侯而不宁。
Image commentary · Classical Chinese
象曰：云雷，屯；君子以经纶。
Six lines · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
九五
屯其膏；小贞吉，大贞凶。
象曰：屯其膏，施未光也。
六四
乘马班如，求婚媾，往，吉无不利。
象曰：求而往，明也。
六三
即鹿无虞，惟入于林中，君子几不如舍，往吝。
象曰：即鹿无虞，以从禽也。君子舍之，往吝穷也。
六二
屯如邅如，乘马班如，匪寇婚媾，女子贞不字，十年乃字。
象曰：六二之难，乘刚也。十年乃字，反常也。
初九
磐桓，利居贞，利建侯。
象曰：虽磐桓，志行正也。以贵下贱，大得民也。