泰 → 隨
Hexagram 11: Peace → Hexagram 17: Following
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5).
Line 2
九二 包荒。用馮河。不遐遺。朋亡。得尚于中行。
Nine in the second place means: Bearing with the uncultured in gentleness, Fording the river with resolution, Not neglecting what is distant, Not regarding one's companions: Thus one may manage to walk in the middle.
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.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
伯虎仲熊，德義淵閎；使布五穀，陰陽順敘。
Bo Hu and Zhong Xiong, their virtue and righteousness vast and deep. They spread the five grains; yin and yang followed proper order.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth above heaven, Peace entrusts its bounty to worthy ministers. Bohu and Zhongxiong were among the legendary Eight Worthies (八元) of Emperor Ku, praised in the Zuo Zhuan for being 'loyal, respectful, and kind.' Under their stewardship, the five grains are distributed and the rhythms of yin and yang proceed in proper sequence. Good governance does not impose order from above but aligns human effort with natural cycles. From Peace to Following, thunder rests within the lake — the gentleman retires at dusk to rest. The transformation reveals that virtuous administration creates a world where one can follow the natural order without anxiety, trusting in the season's rhythm.
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