解 → 同人
Hexagram 40: Deliverance → Hexagram 13: Fellowship
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 5, 6).
Line 1
初六 无咎。
Six at the beginning means: Without blame.
Line 2
九二 田獲三狐。得黃矢。貞吉。
Nine in the second place means: One kills three foxes in the field And receives a yellow arrow. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 3
六三 負且乘。致寇至。貞吝。
Six in the third place means: If a man carries a burden on his back And nonetheless rides in a carriage, He thereby encourages robbers to draw near. Perseverance leads to humiliation.
Line 5
六五 君子維有解。吉。有孚于小人。
Six in the fifth place means: If only the superior man can deliver himself, It brings good fortune. Thus he proves to inferior men that he is in earnest.
Line 6
上六 公用射隼于高墉之上。獲之无不利。
Six at the top means: The prince shoots at a hawk on a high wall. He kills it. Everything serves to further.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
鳴鸞四牡，駕出行狩。合格有獲，獻公飲酒。
Ringing bells on four stallions, the chariot drives out for the hunt. Beaters close the net with a catch; the duke is presented wine to drink.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder over water resolves into heaven and fire — the fellowship of a great hunt. Luan-bell chariots drawn by four horses ride forth to hunt. The nets close and quarry is taken; a lord offers the catch and drinks ceremonial wine. The term 'Xian Gong' may allude to Duke Xian of Jin, who was known for his hunts and feasts, though the verse may simply celebrate any feudal lord's successful hunt. From Deliverance to Fellowship, the release of energy channels into communal ritual. Heaven paired with fire illuminates shared purpose, and the hunt becomes a political act — bonding lord and retainers through coordinated effort and shared feasting.
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