蒙 → 大有
Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly → Hexagram 14: Great Possession
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4).
Line 1
初六 發蒙。利用刑人。用說桎梏。以往吝。
Six at the beginning means: To make a fool develop It furthers one to apply discipline. The fetters should be removed. To go on in this way bring humiliation.
Line 3
六三 勿用取女。見金夫。不有躬。无攸利。
Six in the third place means: Take not a maiden who, when she sees a man of bronze, Loses possession of herself. Nothing furthers.
Line 4
六四 困蒙。吝。
Six in the fourth place means: Entangled folly bring humiliation.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
舉盃飲酒，無益溫寒。指直失取，亡利不懽。
Raising the cup to drink wine; it brings no benefit against cold or warmth. Fingers point straight but miss the grasp; losing profit, no joy.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
A spring beneath the mountain raises a cup but finds no warmth in it. Wine is lifted to the lips, yet it brings no relief from cold or heat. The finger points stiffly, missing its grasp; profit is lost and joy does not come. Every gesture falls short of its aim — drinking without comfort, reaching without catching. The verse paints futility in domestic miniature: even the simplest pleasures fail to deliver. From Youthful Folly to Great Possession, the irony cuts deep. Fire blazes above heaven in the image of supreme abundance, yet this figure cannot even enjoy a cup of wine. Possessing greatly means nothing when one lacks the capacity to receive what is offered.
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