賁 → 萃
Hexagram 22: Grace → Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Line 1
初九 賁其趾。舍車而徒。
Nine at the beginning means: He lends grace to his toes, leaves the carriage, and walks.
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.
Line 5
六五 賁于丘園。束帛戔戔。吝。終吉。
Six in the fifth place means: Grace in the hills and gardens. The roll of silk is meager and small. Humiliation, but in the end good fortune.
Line 6
上九 白賁。无咎。
Nine at the top means: Simple grace. No blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
仁德不暴，五精就舍。四牧允釐，民安其居。
Benevolent virtue, never oppressive; the five essences come to dwell. The four shepherds govern justly; the people rest secure in their homes.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire beneath the mountain radiates benevolence. Virtue practiced without cruelty draws the five celestial essences to dwell near. The four regional shepherds govern harmoniously, and the people rest secure in their homes. The 'five essences' (五精) likely refer to the spirits of the five directions or five planets — cosmic forces that align only under virtuous governance. The four shepherds (四牧) are the regional administrators of the four quarters. This verse mirrors 22-22's phoenix imagery but substitutes cosmic alignment for the mythological bird. From Grace to Gathering, fire beneath the mountain transforms into the lake rising upon the earth. Where Grace adorns, Gathering assembles: the people naturally congregate where virtue is genuine, like water pooling in a lowland basin.
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