豫 → 豐
Hexagram 16: Enthusiasm → Hexagram 55: Abundance
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 3).
Line 1
初六 鳴豫。凶。
Six at the beginning means: Enthusiasm that expresses itself Brings misfortune.
Line 3
六三 盱豫悔。遲有悔。
Six in the third place means: Enthusiasm that looks upward creates remorse. Hesitation brings remorse.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
倉唐奉使，中山以孝；文侯悅喜，擊子徵召。
Cang Tang bore the envoy mission; Zhongshan honored filial piety. Marquis Wen was pleased and glad, and summoned young Ji.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder erupts from the earth as Cangtang carries out his diplomatic mission. The state of Zhongshan demonstrates filial piety, and Lord Wen of Wei is delighted, summoning his heir Prince Ji with warmth. According to the Han Shi Waizhuan, Prince Ji of Wei was sealed in Zhongshan but had no contact with his father for three years. His tutor Cangtang volunteered as envoy, bringing gifts of northern hounds and morning geese. Through skillful diplomacy, he reminded Lord Wen that a father should not neglect his son. The lord was moved and recalled his heir. From Enthusiasm to Abundance, the mission succeeds spectacularly: thunder and lightning together illuminate the truth. One well-timed embassy restores a broken bond and floods the court with renewed warmth.
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