泰 → 履
Hexagram 11: Peace → Hexagram 10: Treading
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 3, 4, 5, 6).
Line 3
九三 无平不陂。无往不復。艱貞无咎。勿恤其孚。于食有福。
Nine in the third place means: No plain not followed by a slope. No going not followed by a return. He who remains persevering in danger Is without blame. Do not complain about this truth; Enjoy the good fortune you still possess.
Line 4
六四 翩翩。不富以其鄰。不戒以孚。
Six in the fourth place means: He flutters down, not boasting of his wealth, Together with his neighbor, Guileless and sincere.
Line 5
六五 帝乙歸妹。以祉元吉。
Six in the fifth place means: The sovereign I Gives his daughter in marriage. This brings blessing And supreme good fortune.
Line 6
上六 城復于隍。勿用師。自邑告命。貞吝。
Six at the top means: The wall falls back into the moat. Use no army now. Make your commands known within your own town. Perseverance brings humiliation.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
舫船備水，旁可燃火；積善有徵，終身無禍。
Boats lashed together guard against flood; fire can be lit alongside. Accumulated good deeds find their proof; to the end of life, no calamity.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth above heaven, Peace's equilibrium, extends into prudent preparation. Twin-hulled boats guard against flooding, while alongside them fire stands ready for warmth and signal. These are not reactive measures but precautions taken in advance — provisions against disaster that never materializes precisely because the provisions were made. The accumulated merit of good deeds manifests as a lifetime without calamity. From Peace to Treading, heaven above the lake, one walks upon a tiger's tail with ritual precision. The transformation reveals that safety through danger comes from preparation and propriety: those who have laid careful foundations may tread perilous paths without being bitten.
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