大有 → 屯
Hexagram 14: Great Possession → Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
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.
Line 6
上九 自天祐之。吉无不利。
Nine at the top means: He is blessed by heaven. Good fortune. Nothing that does not further.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
譐譐所言，莫知我恆；懽樂堅固，可以長安。
Cautious in every word; none understand my constancy. Joy and delight are solid and firm; one may thereby find lasting peace.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire above heaven yields to cloud and thunder, the tumult of Difficulty at the Beginning. The verse opens with earnest, cautious speech — 譐譐 suggests words repeated carefully, conscientiously — yet no one understands the speaker's constancy. Then the tone pivots: joy and steadfastness together make for lasting peace. From Great Possession to Difficulty at the Beginning, the message is that abundance must navigate the chaos of new starts. Those who speak with integrity amid confusion, holding fast to joy and constancy even when misunderstood, will find their footing. Thunder stirs beneath gathered clouds, and the one who persists through the birth-pangs finds security.
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