履 → 訟
Hexagram 10: Treading → Hexagram 6: Conflict
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 1).
Line 1
初九 素履往。无咎。
Nine at the beginning means: Simple conduct. Progress without blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
遊居石門，祿身安全；受福西鄰，歸飲玉泉。
Dwelling at leisure by the Stone Gate; body secure and fortune safe. Receiving blessings from the western neighbor; returning home to drink from the Jade Spring.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven above the lake opens onto a vision of sanctuary. A traveler dwells at Stone Gate, safe in body and secure in fortune. Blessings arrive from the western neighbor, and one returns home to drink from a jade spring. Stone Gate may allude to the place where Confucius's disciple Zilu once spent the night, but here the image is purely auspicious: finding refuge in a solid place, receiving generosity from neighbors, and drinking from a source of purity. From Treading to Conflict, the transformation is paradoxical — proper conduct creates a haven even where heaven and water run contrary. The one who treads correctly finds peace amid opposition.
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