乾 → 旅
Hexagram 1: The Creative → Hexagram 56: The Wanderer
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5).
Line 2
九二 見龍在田。利見大人。
Nine in the second place means: Dragon appearing in the field. It furthers one to see the great man.
Line 4
九四 或躍在淵。无咎。
Nine in the fourth place means: Wavering flight over the depths. No blame.
Line 5
九五 飛龍在天。利見大人。
Nine in the fifth place means: Flying dragon in the heavens. It furthers one to see the great man.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
繭栗犧牲，敬享鬼神。神嗜飲食，受福多孫。
Silken calves as offerings, reverently presented to the spirits. The spirits delight in the food and drink; blessings are received, and many descendants.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Sacrificial animals with horns as small as cocoons and chestnuts are offered reverently to the spirits. The gods savor the feast and bestow blessings of many descendants. In ancient ritual, 'jianli' described the youngest calves whose horns had barely sprouted — the purest offerings, unsullied by age. From Creative to The Wanderer, fire burns atop the mountain, illuminating the traveler's path but also consuming what is transient. The verse captures Lu's paradox: the wanderer has no permanent home, but by making proper offerings wherever one rests, one secures divine favor. The sacrifice of the tiniest, most unblemished victim transforms the temporary hearth into a sacred site. Even impermanence can be sanctified through correct ritual.
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