What does 水雷屯 say about work?

Founding chaos; focus on building the base.

What does 水雷屯 say about relationships?

An encounter forms, but fruition takes time.

What does 水雷屯 say about health?

Watch nerves and matters around childbirth.

Which trigrams make up hexagram 3?

Upper trigram 水 (Water) over lower trigram 雷 (Thunder).

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水雷屯

Difficulty at Beginning

Hexagram 3 of the I Ching is 水雷屯 (Difficulty at Beginning). Sprouts pushing through hard soil — the difficulty of beginnings. Seek allies and the way opens. Do not insist on going alone; ask for guidance.

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Upper: 水(Water)Lower: 雷(Thunder)

Meaning

Sprouts pushing through hard soil — the difficulty of beginnings. Seek allies and the way opens.

Counsel

Do not insist on going alone; ask for guidance.

Outlook

Work: Founding chaos; focus on building the base.
Relationships: An encounter forms, but fruition takes time.
Health: Watch nerves and matters around childbirth.

Recorded readings using this hexagram

Divining His Own Fate in Prison (1861)

Hexagram 3 → 60 · Chun (屯) changing to Setsu (節), line 2

Imprisoned as a young man, Takashima found a volume of the Book of Changes left in his cell, studied it for three years, then made paper ropes in place of yarrow stalks and cast a hexagram on his own fate.

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The Franco-Prussian War (1870)

Hexagram 3 → 8 · Chun (屯) changing to Hi (比), line 1

A friend who had wagered on a French victory asked Takashima to secure the win by divination. Takashima told him instead that France would be defeated — and was flatly disbelieved.

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Questions about this hexagram

What does hexagram 3 (水雷屯) mean?: Sprouts pushing through hard soil — the difficulty of beginnings. Seek allies and the way opens.
What does 水雷屯 counsel?: Do not insist on going alone; ask for guidance.
What does 水雷屯 say about work?: Founding chaos; focus on building the base.
What does 水雷屯 say about relationships?: An encounter forms, but fruition takes time.
What does 水雷屯 say about health?: Watch nerves and matters around childbirth.
Which trigrams make up hexagram 3?: Upper trigram 水 (Water) over lower trigram 雷 (Thunder).

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