同人 → 大過
Hexagram 13: Fellowship → Hexagram 28: Great Exceeding
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 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 2
六二 同人于宗。吝。
Six in the second place means: Fellowship with men in the clan. Humiliation.
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
春日載陽，福履齊長；四時不忒，與樂為昌。
Spring sun carries its warmth; blessings and footsteps grow in tandem. The four seasons do not falter; with joy they bring prosperity.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven and fire form Fellowship under spring's warm sun. Blessings and good fortune grow in tandem; the four seasons proceed without error, and all flourishes with joy. The verse is a hymn of seasonal regularity — the cosmic order functioning perfectly, each quarter delivering its proper gifts. From Fellowship to Great Exceeding, the transformation seems paradoxical: perfect harmony leading to excess. Yet the lake submerging the trees in Great Exceeding reminds that even prosperity has a threshold. The noble man stands alone without fear. Spring's promise here is genuine, but the structural pattern warns: what grows without limit eventually tests the ridgepole.
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