泰 → 師
Hexagram 11: Peace → Hexagram 7: The Army
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 3).
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 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.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
春城夏國，生長之域；可以服食，保全家國。
Spring city, summer realm, a domain of growth and nurture. Fit to sustain and nourish; it preserves the household and the state.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth above heaven, Peace nurtures like spring and summer combined. The verse envisions a domain of growth — spring's city and summer's kingdom, where all things flourish in their season. Here one may gather sustenance and preserve both family and state intact. The paired seasons evoke the ascending arc of the agricultural year, when warmth and rain conspire to bring abundance. No conflict disturbs this realm; governance and nature work in concert. From Peace to The Army, earth contains water hidden within — disciplined reserves marshaled beneath a tranquil surface. The transformation reveals that true security rests not on visible force but on a well-nourished populace whose loyalty forms the state's deepest strength.
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