大有 → 賁
Hexagram 14: Great Possession → Hexagram 22: Grace
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 4).
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 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.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
楚烏逢天，不時久放；離居無群，意昧精喪。作此哀詩，以告孔憂。
A bird of Chu encounters unkind heaven; exiled untimely and long. Living apart, without a flock; its spirit dims, its essence fades. It composes this lament; to express its utmost sorrow.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
A bird of Chu encounters ill fortune — released into the wild at the wrong season, it wanders without a flock, its spirit dimmed and essence drained. It composes a mournful poem to express its deep sorrow. The image of a displaced Chu bird resonates with the Chuci tradition of the exiled courtier who identifies with a lonely, misplaced creature. The phrase 'composing this lament' points to the literary act itself as consolation. From Great Possession to Grace, fire above heaven descends to become fire beneath the mountain — outward splendor turned inward as inner refinement. Grace is adornment, but here the adornment is grief made beautiful through poetry. The exile's pain, transmuted into art, becomes the verse's own justification.
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