賁 → 需
Hexagram 22: Grace → Hexagram 5: Waiting
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 5, 6).
Line 2
六二 賁其須。
Six in the second place means: Lends grace to the beard on his chin.
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
兩輪並轉，南上大阪；四馬共轅，無有重難。與語笑言。
Two wheels turning together, climbing the great southern slope. Four horses share one shaft; there is no grave difficulty. They converse with laughter and cheer.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire beneath the mountain brightens the path ahead as two wheels turn in tandem, climbing the great southern slope. Four horses share a single shaft, and no obstacle proves too steep. The journey ends in laughter and easy conversation. This is a verse of effortless momentum: the carriage is well-built, the horses are matched, the road is steep but surmounted without strain. From Grace to Waiting, the adorned surface gives way to clouds rising above heaven — not the anxiety of waiting, but the confident patience of one whose provisions are secure. The mountain's fire, which merely decorates, transforms into the nourishing clouds that will become rain in due season.
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