晉 → 大有
Hexagram 35: Progress → Hexagram 14: Great Possession
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3).
Line 1
初六 晉如摧如。貞吉。罔孚。裕无咎。
Six at the beginning means: Progressing, but turned back. Perseverance brings good fortune. If one meets with no confidence, one should remain calm. No mistake.
Line 2
六二 晉如愁如。貞吉。受茲介福。于其王母。
Six in the second place means: Progressing, but in sorrow. Perseverance brings good fortune. Then one obtains great happiness from one's ancestress.
Line 3
六三 眾允悔亡。
Six in the third place means: All are in accord. Remorse disappears.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
蓼蕭露瀼，君子龍光。鳴鸞雍和，福祿來同。
Artemisia drenched in heavy dew; the gentleman radiates dragon-light. The phoenix-bell chimes in harmony; fortune and blessing arrive together.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire rises above the earth, and dew glistens thick upon the polygonum and artemisia — the opening imagery of the Shijing ode 'Liao Xiao,' a celebration of the Son of Heaven feasting his lords. The gentleman radiates dragon-like brilliance. Luan bells chime in harmony, and blessings and bounty arrive together. Every image here signals sovereign grace: the dewy herbs, the ceremonial bells, the luminous presence. From Progress to Great Possession, the transformation is resplendent. Fire above heaven — the most expansive image of abundance in the Yi. The ruler who advances in virtue finds his progress rewarded with the fullness of heaven's gifts. This is Progress at its zenith: advance crowned by legitimate prosperity, shared with those who serve.
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