泰 → 大有
Hexagram 11: Peace → Hexagram 14: Great Possession
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 4, 6).
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 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
生直地乳，上皇大喜；賜我福祉，受命無極。
An earth-born treasure, a milky gem, rises from the ground; the sovereign is greatly pleased. He bestows blessing and favor upon us; the mandate received knows no limit.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth above heaven, Peace's fertile communion births a portent. A sweet spring (地乳) erupts directly from the earth, and the Supreme Sovereign rejoices. This is the language of imperial omens: when the earth spontaneously produces nourishment, heaven confirms the ruler's virtue. The sovereign bestows blessings and the mandate extends without limit. 'Earth's milk' (地乳) refers to a milky sweet spring, an auspicious geological phenomenon recorded in Han-dynasty omen catalogues. From Peace to Great Possession, fire blazes above heaven — illuminated abundance radiating in all directions. The transformation captures how genuine communion between heaven and earth produces signs of favor that confirm limitless mandate.
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