剝 → 豐
Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart → Hexagram 55: Abundance
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 4).
Line 1
初六 剝牀以足。蔑貞凶。
Six at the beginning means: The leg of the bed is split. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
Line 4
六四 剝牀以膚。凶。
Six in the fourth place means: The bed is split up to the skin. Misfortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
三聖相輔，鳥獸喜舞。安樂富有，三人偕偶。
Three sages assist one another; birds and beasts dance with joy. Peaceful, prosperous, and abundant; three companions joined as one.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Mountain upon earth strips away, and thunder and fire arrive together — Abundance, the zenith of brilliance and power. Three sages assist one another, and birds and beasts dance in joy. Peace, prosperity, and plenty reign; three companions are perfectly matched. The 'three sages' likely refers to the triumvirate of King Wen, the Duke of Zhou, and Taigong — the founding architects of the Zhou dynasty whose collaboration created the most celebrated golden age in Chinese political memory. Birds and beasts dancing echoes the ancient motif of nature responding to virtuous governance. From Splitting Apart to Abundance, the transformation is dramatic: the decaying mountain gives way to the fullest expression of civilized power. Thunder illuminates with lightning; fire roars with thunder. The three sages' cooperation converts the ruins of the old order into peak flourishing.
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