解 → 離
Hexagram 40: Deliverance → Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 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 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
寅重微民，歲樂年息。有國无咎，君子安喜。
Reverently attending to the humble folk; the year brings joy and the people find rest. The state has no calamity; the noble man dwells in peace and gladness.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder over water brightens into doubled fire — the luminous continuity of Clinging. The ruler is reverent toward the humble folk; the year is peaceful and the people rest. The state is without fault, and the gentleman finds tranquility and joy. The verse describes ideal governance: a ruler who treats common people with genuine respect, producing a year of contentment. From Deliverance to The Clinging, the storm's release becomes sustained illumination. Fire upon fire: the great person continues the light, shining in all four directions. Release from crisis leads not to darkness but to the steady flame of good governance that nourishes an entire nation in peace.
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