賁 → 兌
Hexagram 22: Grace → Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
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.
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
伯氏歸國，多所恨惑。車傾蓋亡，身常驚惶。乃得其願，雌雄相從。
Lord Bo returns to his country, beset by much resentment and doubt. The cart overturns, the canopy is lost; the body is ever startled and fearful. At last the wish is gained; female and male follow together.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire beneath the mountain lights a troubled homecoming. A lord returns to his state, burdened with much resentment and confusion. His carriage overturns and its canopy is lost; he lives in constant alarm. Yet finally his wish is fulfilled, and male and female follow each other in harmony. The arc bends from turbulent return through accidents and fear toward eventual reunion. The 'Bo clan' returning to their state may allude to an exiled prince — perhaps Chong Er of Jin or a similar figure — whose homecoming is fraught with danger before finding peace. From Grace to the Joyous, fire beneath the mountain yields to doubled lakes. After all the overturned carriages and constant dread, the Joyous offers what was missing: genuine mutual delight, two lakes reflecting each other's abundance.
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