否 → 隨
Hexagram 12: Standstill → Hexagram 17: Following
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 6).
Line 1
初六 拔茅茹。以其彙。貞吉。亨。
Six at the beginning means: When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it. Each according to his kind. Perseverance brings good fortune and success.
Line 6
上九 傾否。先否後喜。
Nine at the top means: The standstill comes to an end. First standstill, then good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
春桃生花，季女宜家；受福多年，男為邦君。
Spring peach blossoms bloom; the youngest daughter graces her new home. Receiving blessing for many years; her son becomes lord of the realm.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven and earth refuse to communicate, but spring arrives and peach trees burst into blossom. The youngest daughter finds a harmonious home, receives blessings for many years, and her son becomes lord of a state. From Standstill to Following, Pi's sealed world opens into the lake with thunder resting within — the image of evening rest after the day's exertion. Sui's principle is adaptive responsiveness: following the natural rhythm of seasons and circumstance. The verse traces this perfectly — spring peach blossoms lead to marriage, marriage to years of blessing, blessing to a son's eminence. Each step follows naturally from the last, with no forcing. Standstill dissolves not through confrontation but through the organic unfolding of life's own seasons.
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