泰 → 萃
Hexagram 11: Peace → Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Line 1
初九 拔茅茹。以其彙。征吉。
Nine at the beginning means: When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it. Each according to his kind. Undertakings bring good fortune.
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
羔衣豹裘，高易我家；君子維好。
In lambskin robe and leopard fur, he ennobles our household. The gentleman maintains fine friendship.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth above heaven, Peace's generosity materialized in fine garments. Lambskin coats and leopard-fur cuffs — the attire of a nobleman or a worthy minister, echoing the Shijing ode 'Gao Qiu' where the lamb's fur symbolizes a gentleman's integrity. These fine things elevate one's household, and the gentleman maintains bonds of friendship. The verse is brief and auspicious: material prosperity affirming social harmony. From Peace to Gathering, the lake rises upon the earth, and the gentleman prepares arms to guard against the unexpected. The transformation shows Peace's blessings concentrating: scattered goodwill converges into a gathering of the worthy, where fine garments signal not vanity but earned distinction.
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