離 → 无妄
Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire → Hexagram 25: Innocence
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 3, 5).
Line 3
九三 日昃之離。不鼓缶而歌。則大耋之嗟。凶。
Nine in the third place means: In the light of the setting sun, Men either beat the pot and sing Or loudly bewail the approach of old age. Misfortune.
Line 5
六五 出涕沱若。戚嗟若。吉。
Six in the fifth place means: Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting. Good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
據鐘鼓翼，將軍受福，安帖之家，虎狼與憂，履危不強，師行何咎。
Leaning on bells and drums, spreading wings; the general receives his blessings. Pacifying the household; yet tigers and wolves bring worry. Treading danger without force; what blame in the army's march?
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Doubled fire meets thunder beneath heaven: brilliance encounters the unexpected. One takes position by the bells and drums and spreads protective wings; the general receives blessing. His household is pacified, yet wolves and tigers share the worry. Treading danger without forcing the issue, the army marches — what blame can there be? The verse juxtaposes ceremonial authority (bells and drums) with lurking peril (wolves and tigers), suggesting a commander who must maintain both ritual dignity and military readiness. From The Clinging to Innocence, fire's deliberate clarity meets heaven's spontaneous thunder. The true general acts without artifice, responding to each threat as it arises rather than manufacturing conflict, treading through danger with the guileless confidence that heaven rewards the unexpected but sincere.
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