泰 → 需
Hexagram 11: Peace → Hexagram 5: Waiting
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 5).
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
四足無角，君子所服；南征述職，與福相得。
Four-footed and hornless, the mount a gentleman rides. Journeying south on official duty, he meets with good fortune.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth above heaven, Peace's bountiful communion, conjures an image of a fine horse: four-footed and hornless, the kind a gentleman would ride. Mounted on this steed, he journeys south to fulfill his duties, reporting to the court on his inspection tour. Fortune follows naturally. The 'four-footed without horns' formula describes a horse by negation — distinguishing it from oxen or deer — and the southern journey echoes the sage-king's circuit of inspection, traveling outward to assess the realm. From Peace to Waiting, clouds gather above heaven but rain has not yet fallen; the traveler proceeds with calm assurance, knowing that proper timing brings blessing. Nourishment awaits those who attend to duty with patience.
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