同人 → 需
Hexagram 13: Fellowship → Hexagram 5: Waiting
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 6).
Line 2
六二 同人于宗。吝。
Six in the second place means: Fellowship with men in the clan. Humiliation.
Line 4
九四 乘其墉。弗克攻。吉。
Nine in the fourth place means: He climbs up on his wall; he cannot attack. Good fortune.
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
黃帝出遊，駕龍乘馬；東上太山，南過齊魯。邦國咸喜。
The Yellow Emperor sets out on tour, riding dragons and driving horses. East to the summit of Mount Tai; south past Qi and Lu. All the realm rejoices.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven and fire blaze together in Fellowship as the Yellow Emperor sets out on his grand tour. Riding dragons and driving horses, he ascends Mount Tai in the east, then sweeps south through the lands of Qi and Lu. Every state and district rejoices at his passage. This is the primordial inspection tour — the sage-ruler moving through his domain, and the domain responding with spontaneous delight. From Fellowship to Waiting, the transformation shifts from active communion to patient confidence. Clouds gather above heaven in Waiting; the ruler who has already united the realm can afford to pause, feast, and let blessings ripen in their own time.
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