坤 → 同人
Hexagram 2: The Receptive → Hexagram 13: Fellowship
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Line 1
初六 履霜堅冰至。
Six at the beginning means: When there is hoarfrost underfoot, Solid ice is not far off.
Line 3
六三 含章可貞。或從王事。无成有終。
Six in the third place means: Hidden lines. One is able to remain persevering. If by chance you are in the service of a king, Seek not works, but bring to completion.
Line 4
六四 括囊。无咎无譽。
Six in the fourth place means: A tied-up sack. No blame, no praise.
Line 5
六五 黃裳。元吉。
Six in the fifth place means: A yellow lower garment brings supreme good fortune.
Line 6
上六 龍戰于野。其血玄黃。
Six at the top means: Dragons fight in the meadow. Their blood is black and yellow.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
長男少女，相向共語，福祿歡喜。
The eldest son and the youngest daughter, facing each other in conversation; blessings, prosperity, and joy.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth upon earth gives way to heaven above fire — Fellowship with Men. An eldest son and a youngest daughter face each other in conversation, sharing blessings and delight. The image is intimate and auspicious: two people of complementary nature finding common ground. Heaven and fire share the same upward direction, the basis of Hexagram 13's harmony — fellowship arises from shared aspiration rather than identical nature. The eldest son (Zhen trigram) and youngest daughter (Dui trigram) represent the full range of the family reaching across generational distance. From the Receptive to Fellowship, the earth's capacity to hold all things becomes the ground on which diverse people gather in genuine accord. Communion requires both difference and willingness to meet.
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