離 → 中孚
Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire → Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5).
Line 2
六二 黃離。元吉。
Six in the second place means: Yellow light. Supreme good fortune.
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 4
九四 突如其來如。焚如。死如。棄如。
Nine in the fourth place means: Its coming is sudden; It flames up, dies down, is thrown away.
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
南有嘉魚，駕黃取遊，魴鱮詡詡，利來無憂。
In the south there are fine fish; driving the yellow boat, roaming at will. Bream and carp swim splendidly; profit comes without worry.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Doubled fire meets wind above the lake: brilliance discovers inner truth through natural abundance. In the south, fine fish abound. One harnesses yellow steeds and sets out for a pleasant excursion. Bream and silver carp swim merrily; profit arrives without worry. The verse echoes the Shijing ode 'Nan You Jia Yu' (There are Fine Fish in the South), which celebrates the bounty of a well-governed realm. Fish in classical imagery represent hidden talent and quiet prosperity that surfaces when conditions are right. From The Clinging to Inner Truth, fire's outer clarity meets the wind that stirs the lake into honest responsiveness. The fish come freely because the water is trustworthy. Inner truth, like a well-stocked lake, need not be forced — it attracts abundance naturally through the sincerity of its depths.
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