蠱 → 漸
Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed → Hexagram 53: Development
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 5).
Line 2
九二 幹母之蠱。不可貞。
Nine in the second place means: Setting right what has been spoiled by the mother. One must not be too persevering.
Line 5
六五 幹父之蠱。用譽。
Six in the fifth place means: Setting right what has been spoiled by the father. One meets with praise.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
天之奧隅，堯舜所居；可以全身，保我邦家。
In heaven hidden corner, where Yao and Shun once dwelt; there one may preserve the body and protect the homeland.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind beneath the mountain finds heaven's hidden corner, and the transformation grows as trees upon the mountain — the gradual Development of Jian. In heaven's secluded recess, where Yao and Shun once dwelt, one may preserve one's person and protect the state. The 'hidden corner of heaven' evokes a sanctuary beyond the reach of corruption — the mythic realm where sage-kings governed in perfect harmony with nature. Yao and Shun, the paragons of virtuous rule, represent the highest aspiration of governance. From Work on the Decayed to Development, the cure for institutional decay is gradual, organic growth. Trees grow slowly upon the mountain, each ring a year of patient cultivation. The sage-kings' dwelling is not a destination but a direction — step by step, virtue develops.
The Six Lines app includes all 4,096 Yilin verses, each with original ink brush artwork and full commentary. Download on the App Store