臨 → 頤
Hexagram 19: Approach → Hexagram 27: Nourishment
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 6).
Line 2
九二 咸臨吉。无不利。
Nine in the second place means: Joint approach. Good fortune. Everything furthers.
Line 6
上六 敦臨。吉。无咎。
Six at the top means: Greathearted approach. Good fortune. No blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
華首山頭，仙道所遊；利以居止，長無憂咎。
On the peak of Mount Huashou, where the immortal way roams; it is good to stop and dwell -- long without worry or fault.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth above the lake meets the mountain with thunder beneath — Nourishment's quiet sustenance. At the summit of Mount Huashou, immortals roam and wander. It is advantageous to dwell and remain; one enjoys perpetual freedom from worry and blame. Huashou Mountain, associated with Daoist hermit traditions, represents the heights where the mundane world falls away and spiritual nourishment replaces material concern. From Approach to Nourishment, the elder's protective oversight transforms into the mountain's provision of sustenance. Thunder beneath the mountain — the open mouth of Yi — suggests that true nourishment comes from retreating to sacred ground. The verse prescribes stillness on the mountaintop rather than descent into the world's troubles.
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