蛊 · Gǔ — Restoring What Has Decayed
King Wen Sequence #18 (蛊 Gǔ — Restoring What Has Decayed) embodies mountain wind stirring stagnant air at the valley floor. Assigned to the Xun Wind Palace (巽宫八卦 · Subtle Penetration) · 归魂卦 (World Line 3 / Response Line 6) and resonant with Late Winter & Vernal Threshold Mountain (立春艮土 · 小寒—雨水), its six-line binary vector (011001) pairs 巽 Xun (Gentle Penetration) at the root with 艮 Gen (Stillness & Boundary) at the crown.
《大象》：山下有風，蠱；君子以振民育德。 ｜ 《彖传》：蠱，剛上而柔下，巽而止，蠱。蠱，元亨，而天下治也。利涉大川，往有事也。先甲三日，後甲三日，終則有始，天行也。
Visual Archetype: artisan workshop restoring antique timber. When Mountain (Earth) interacts with Wind / Wood (Wood), the primary strategic mandate centers on auditing legacy technical debt and overhauling decayed systems. Its Polarity Opposite (Cuo Gua · 错卦) is #17 随 (Adaptive Following), its Overturned Inverse (Zong Gua · 综卦) is #17 随 (Adaptive Following), and its Nuclear Core (Hu Gua · 互卦) reveals #54 归妹 (Aligning Role & Timing).
巽宫 · 世爻第3爻 / 应爻第6爻
For decision-makers consulting 蛊 (Gǔ) regarding auditing legacy technical debt and overhauling decayed systems, the hexagram highlights the interplay between Wood foundation and Earth manifestation under the Wood Palace. Rather than generic haste, align execution with Late Winter & Vernal Threshold Mountain (立春艮土 · 小寒—雨水) rhythms and inspect whether your natal BaZi chart favors Wood, Earth, or Wood as its Favorable Element (喜用神).
《京氏易传》世应法：九三歸魂立三公在世，應上九見宗廟(京氏易傳原文:三公居世3爻,應爻隔三爻)
Six Lines Progression (六爻爻辞 · Bottom Line 1 to Top Line 6)
蛊 (Gǔ) Line 1 [初六 · 辛丑 (土) · 妻财 (土)]: Germination of mountain wind stirring stagnant air at the valley floor near artisan workshop restoring antique timber; validate root premises before accelerating auditing legacy technical debt and overhauling decayed systems. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #26 大畜 (Great Reservoir of Virtue).
《周易本义》：幹如木之幹枝葉之所附而立者也蠱者前人已壊之緒故諸爻皆有父母之象子能幹之則飭治而振起矣初六蠱未深而事易濟故其占為有子則能治蠱而考得无咎然亦危矣戒占者宜如是又知危而能戒則終吉也
蛊 (Gǔ) Line 2 [九二 · 辛亥 (水) · 父母 (水)]: Central lower-trigram seat anchored in artisan workshop restoring antique timber; cultivate Wood craftsmanship in harmony with #54 归妹. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #52 艮 (Meditative Stillness).
《周易本义》：九二剛中上應六五子幹母蠱而得中之象以剛承柔而治其壞故又戒以不可堅貞言當巽以入之也
蛊 (Gǔ) Line 3 [九三 · 辛酉 (金) · 官鬼 (金) · 世爻 World]: Threshold between 巽 Xun and 艮 Gen during Late Winter & Vernal Threshold Mountain (立春艮土 · 小寒—雨水); pace auditing legacy technical debt and overhauling decayed systems carefully. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #4 蒙 (Youthful Cultivation).
《周易本义》：過剛不中故小有悔巽體得正故无大咎
蛊 (Gǔ) Line 4 [六四 · 丙戌 (土) · 妻财 (土)]: Ministerial counsel within the Xun Wind Palace (巽宫八卦 · Subtle Penetration) · 归魂卦; align mountain wind stirring stagnant air at the valley floor with institutional mentors. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #50 鼎 (The Alchemical Cauldron).
《周易本义》：以隂居隂不能有為寛裕以治蠱之象也如是則蠱将日深故往則見吝戒占者不可如是也
蛊 (Gǔ) Line 5 [六五 · 丙子 (水) · 父母 (水)]: Fulcrum of Restoring What Has Decayed (䷑); command auditing legacy technical debt and overhauling decayed systems through balanced Earth and Wood synthesis. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #57 巽 (Subtle Persistent Influence).
《周易本义》：柔中居尊而九二承之以徳以此幹蠱可致聞譽故其象占如此
蛊 (Gǔ) Line 6 [上九 · 丙寅 (木) · 兄弟 (木) · 应爻 Response]: Culmination of mountain wind stirring stagnant air at the valley floor, pivoting toward Inverse #17 随 (Adaptive Following) and Opposite #17 随. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #46 升 (Steady Ascent).
《周易本义》：剛陽居上在事之外故為此象而占與戒皆在其中矣
BaZi & Plum Blossom Numerology (梅花易数) Connection
Spatial & Elemental Calibration for #18 蛊: Place a artisan workshop restoring antique timber motif or Wood-element accent in your workspace; cross-reference Hexagram #17 (随) when balancing Yin/Yang extremes.
Download Hexagram #18 (蛊 Gǔ) 6 Changing Lines Commentary
Get line-by-line classical Yao Ci (爻辞) interpretations from bottom Line 1 (Initial) to top Line 6 (Culmination).