同人 → 豫
Hexagram 13: Fellowship → Hexagram 16: Enthusiasm
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 5, 6).
Line 1
初九 同人于門。无咎。
Nine at the beginning means: Fellowship with men at the gate. No blame.
Line 3
九三 伏戎于莽。升其高陵。三歲不興。
Nine in the third place means: He hides weapons in the thicket; He climbs the high hill in front of it. For three years he does not rise up.
Line 5
九五 同人先號咷而後笑。大師克相遇。
Nine in the fifth place means: Men bound in fellowship first weep and lament, But afterward they laugh. After great struggles they succeed in meeting.
Line 6
上九 同人于郊。无悔。
Nine at the top means: Fellowship with men in the meadow. No remorse.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
按民呼池，玉盃文案；魚如白雲，一國獲願。
Pressing the people, summoning fish from the pool; jade cups and carved writing desks. Fish like white clouds; a whole nation's wish is granted.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven and fire form Fellowship, and the scene opens onto civic celebration. The people gather around a pool as jade cups grace the ceremonial table; fish rise like white clouds from the waters, so plentiful that the entire state's wishes are fulfilled. The imagery blends ritual elegance with natural abundance — a community feast where heaven's bounty meets human artistry. From Fellowship to Enthusiasm, the transformation channels shared joy into collective ritual. Thunder bursts from the earth in Enthusiasm as the ancient kings made music to honor virtue. The fish-laden pool and jade-set table are precisely this: communal celebration elevated into sacred festivity.
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