屯。元亨利贞。勿用有攸往，利建侯。
Water over Thunder. A storm breaking over the first shoots of spring. The energy to grow is real, but the conditions are chaotic.
屯 is the hexagram of the startup, the first day, the new project that has all the potential and none of the infrastructure yet.
The Lines
初九：磐桓，利居贞，利建侯。
Line 1 — Hesitation and hindrance. Don't go alone. The beginning is too chaotic for solo effort. Find the right people before you move.
六二：屯如邅如，乘马班如。匪寇婚媾，女子贞不字，十年乃字。
Line 2 — Difficulties pile up. Not a robber but a suitor. What looks like a threat is actually an opportunity.
六三：即鹿无虞，惟入于林中。君子几不如舍，往吝。
Line 3 — Hunting deer without a guide. Going after the prize without knowing the terrain. If you don't have a guide, stop.
六四：乘马班如，求婚媾，往吉，无不利。
Line 4 — Seek union. Swallow pride and go to the ally you need.
九五：屯其膏，小贞吉，大贞凶。
Line 5 — Difficulties in blessing. Apply gentle, consistent effort. Forcing the blessing to arrive faster destroys it.
上六：乘马班如，泣血涟如。
Line 6 — Tears of blood flow. The difficulty was never resolved. This line is a warning: if the foundation was never built, the structure collapses.
Nuclear Hexagram
Nuclear Hexagram: 23 剥 (Stripping Away)
Inside every difficult beginning is the stripping away of what isn't essential.
Practical Application
屯 appears at the start of something important. Don't force order onto chaos. Find helpers, accept that the path is unclear, and take small steps.