同人 → 中孚
Hexagram 13: Fellowship → Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4).
Line 2
六二 同人于宗。吝。
Six in the second place means: Fellowship with men in the clan. Humiliation.
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 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.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
衣裳顛倒，為王來呼；成就東周，邦國大休。
Clothes and cap thrown on in haste, summoned by the king. They establish the Eastern Zhou; the domain and state find great repose.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven and fire form Fellowship as loyal subjects rush to answer the king's summons. Clothes thrown on inside-out in haste — so urgent is the call that dressing properly can wait. The result of this selfless response: the Eastern Zhou is established, and the entire realm celebrates. The image of inverted garments echoes the Shijing ode 'Dongfang Weiming' where lovers dress hastily, but here the urgency is political. The Duke of Zhou's stabilization of the dynasty demanded exactly this: ministers abandoning personal comfort for the state's survival. From Fellowship to Inner Truth, the transformation grounds this urgent action in sincerity. Wind above the lake in Inner Truth — the noble man deliberates on criminal cases with care. Haste born of genuine loyalty produces lasting order.
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