大有 → 觀
Hexagram 14: Great Possession → Hexagram 20: Contemplation
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Line 1
初九 无交害。匪咎。艱則无咎。
Nine at the beginning means: No relationship with what is harmful; There is no blame in this. If one remains conscious of difficulty, One remains without blame.
Line 2
九二 大車以載。有攸往。无咎。
Nine in the second place means: A big wagon for loading. One may undertake something. No blame.
Line 3
九三 公用亨于天子。小人弗克 。
Nine in the third place means: A prince offers it to the Son of Heaven. A petty man cannot do this.
Line 4
九四 匪其彭。无咎。
Nine in the fourth place means: He makes a difference Between himself and his neighbor. No blame.
Line 5
六五 厥孚交如。威如。吉。
Six in the fifth place means: He whose truth is accessible, yet dignified, Has good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
三塗五岳，陽城太室；神明所伏，獨無兵革。
White clouds circle the mountain, ageless; ancient pines clasp rocks where moss grows on its own. Sword-qi dissolves into a passing breeze — incense smoke curls upward toward the Heavenly Terrace.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
The Three Passes, the Five Sacred Mountains, Yangcheng and Taishi Peak — these are the sacred strategic landmarks of the Central Plains, recorded in the Zuo Zhuan as among the 'nine dangers of the Nine Provinces.' Divine spirits dwell here in repose, and this land alone is spared the ravages of war. The original verse names the most formidable natural defenses of ancient China: Santu refers to the three strategic passes near Luoyang (Taihang, Huanyuan, and Xiaomian), while Taishi is the greater peak of Mount Song. From Great Possession to Contemplation, fire over heaven becomes wind moving over the earth — the sage-king's inspection of his realm. The verse suggests that true contemplation begins from places of natural sanctity, where geography itself enforces peace.
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