大畜 → 旅
Hexagram 26: Great Taming → Hexagram 56: The Wanderer
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4).
Line 1
初九 有厲。利已。
Nine at the beginning means: Danger is at hand. It furthers one to desist.
Line 2
九二 輿說輹。
Nine in the second place means: The axletrees are taken from the wagon.
Line 4
六四 童牛之牿。元吉。
Six in the fourth place means: The headboard of a young bull. Great good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
童女無媒，不宜動搖。安其居廬，傅母何憂？
A young maiden without a matchmaker; she should not stir or move. Let her stay at ease in her dwelling; what worry has the guardian mother?
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven stored within the mountain becomes fire above the mountain — the Wanderer. A young maiden without a matchmaker should not be moved or disturbed. Let her stay secure in her own dwelling — what has her governess to worry about? The verse is a plea for propriety: a girl of marriageable age needs the proper intermediary before she can leave home. Without one, she should remain in place. The governess (傅母), charged with guarding the young woman's virtue, has nothing to fear so long as order is maintained. From Great Taming to the Wanderer, the mountain's stored heaven becomes fire passing over the mountain — the traveler who stays nowhere for long. The verse advises against premature wandering: some things must be stored and protected until the proper time for departure arrives.
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