坤 → 咸
Hexagram 2: The Receptive → Hexagram 31: Influence
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 3, 4, 5).
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.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
膏澤肥壤，農人豐敵。利居長安，歷世無患。
Rich soil, fertile fields; the farmers reap abundantly. Fit to dwell long in peace; for generations, no calamity.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth upon earth yields to lake above mountain — Influence. Rich and fertile soil rewards the farmer abundantly. One prospers in the long peace of Chang'an; generations pass without calamity. Lake above mountain, the image of Xian, shows water permeating the mountain from above — mutual attraction, the meeting of opposites that generates responsiveness. The verse evokes an agricultural paradise: moistened earth yielding generous harvests, communities settled in lasting security. Chang'an, whether literal or figurative, represents enduring peace. From the Receptive to Influence, the earth's receptive fertility meets the lake's downward percolation, creating the ideal conditions for sustained prosperity. The mountain receives the lake willingly; the farmer receives the rain gratefully. Mutual responsiveness produces abundance that endures across generations.
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