Hexagram 3 · Difficulty at the Beginning

元，亨，利，贞。勿用有攸往，利建侯。
屯象征万物初生、艰难萌动。虽具大通达与守正之潜质，但外部混沌，不宜盲目大举推进，当务之急是搭建团队、树立架构、招募核心（建侯）。
初九 磐桓，利居贞，利建侯。
六二 屯如邅如，乘马班如。匪寇婚媾，女子贞不字，十年乃字。
六三 即鹿无虞，惟入于林中，君子几，不如舍，往吝。
六四 乘马班如，求婚媾，往吉，无不利。
九五 屯其膏，小贞吉，大贞凶。
上六 乘马班如，泣血涟如。

元，亨，利，贞。勿用有攸往，利建侯。
Real growth is possible here, but only through firm resolve. Hold off on any far-reaching plans for now -- this is the time to put trusted people in charge of the ground beneath you.
Initial Nine: Circling in place, unable to advance cleanly -- staying put and holding firm serves you well, and so does putting trusted people in charge locally.
Six in the second: Every step forward is blocked, and the riders wheel their horses back around. They aren't raiders after all -- they've come to court her. She refuses for now and holds firm; only after ten full years does she finally agree.
Six in the third: Chasing deer with no guide who actually knows the woods, you'll only end up lost among the trees. Someone with real judgment reads the signs and lets the chase go -- pushing on regardless just leads to embarrassment.
Six in the fourth: The riders wheel back again, but this time reaching out to form an alliance -- moving ahead on this basis brings good fortune, with nothing standing against you.
Nine in the fifth: The real rewards are still locked up behind ongoing hardship. Modest, careful persistence pays off here, but forcing a sweeping, all-in commitment now brings misfortune.
Six at the top: The riders wheel back one final time, and this time it ends in tears of blood -- grief with nowhere left to go.