賁 → 睽
Hexagram 22: Grace → Hexagram 38: Opposition
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4).
Line 2
六二 賁其須。
Six in the second place means: Lends grace to the beard on his chin.
Line 3
九三 賁如濡如。永貞吉。
Nine in the third place means: Graceful and moist. Constant perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 4
六四 賁如皤如。白馬翰如。匪寇婚媾。
Six in the fourth place means: Grace or simplicity? A white horse comes as if on wings. He is not a robber, He will woo at the right time.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
君子在朝，凶言去消。驚駭逐狼，不見英雄。
The noble man is at court; evil words are dispelled. Startling and chasing away the wolves; no heroes are to be seen.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire beneath the mountain restores order. When the superior person stands at court, evil words and alarming rumors dissolve. Wolves are chased away in terror, though the hero who drove them off goes unseen. The gentleman's mere presence neutralizes slander and expels predators, yet he receives no recognition. From Grace to Opposition, fire beneath the mountain rises to fire above the lake. Opposition's image — fire and lake pulling in opposite directions — seems to contradict the verse's resolution. But the key lies in the gentleman's invisibility: he resolves the opposition without being credited. In Opposition, the sage finds unity within apparent divergence. The hero's disappearance is itself the resolution — true order needs no visible champion.
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