履 → 頤
Hexagram 10: Treading → Hexagram 27: Nourishment
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5).
Line 2
九二 履道坦坦。幽人貞吉。
Nine in the second place means: Treading a smooth, level course. The perseverance of a dark man Brings good fortune.
Line 4
九四 履虎尾。愬愬終吉。
Nine in the fourth place means: He treads on the tail of the tiger. Caution and circumspection Lead ultimately to good fortune.
Line 5
九五 夬履。貞厲。
Nine in the fifth place means: Resolute conduct. Perseverance with awareness of danger.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
涉伯徇名，棄禮誅身；不得其道，成子奔燕。
She Bo pursues fame, abandoning rites, and brings destruction upon himself. Unable to find the proper way; Cheng Zi flees to Yan.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven above the lake, a cautionary tale of misplaced ambition. Lord She pursues reputation at the cost of propriety, abandoning ritual and bringing death upon himself. Unable to find the proper Way, Lord Chengzi flees to Yan. The verse likely alludes to a Spring and Autumn figure who sacrificed principle for fame and paid with his life, while another chose exile over complicity. From Treading to Nourishment, the mountain rests above thunder. True nourishment demands careful speech and measured appetite — the opposite of reckless pursuit of fame. One who discards ritual to chase glory starves the spirit while feeding the ego.
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