萃 → 同人
Hexagram 45: Gathering Together → Hexagram 13: Fellowship
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 6).
Line 1
初六 有孚不終。乃亂乃萃。若號一握為笑。勿恤。往无咎。
Six at the beginning means: If you are sincere, but not to the end, There will sometimes be confusion, sometimes gathering together. If you call out, Then after one grasp of the hand you can laugh again. Regret not. Going is without blame.
Line 3
六三 萃如嗟如。无攸利。往无咎。小吝。
Six in the third place means: Gathering together amid sighs. Nothing that would further. Going is without blame. Slight humiliation.
Line 6
上六 齎咨涕洟。无咎。
Six at the top means: Lamenting and sighing, floods of tears. No blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
南山蘭芝，君子所有。東家淑女，生我玉寶。
On the southern mountain, orchid and lingzhi; these belong to the noble man. The virtuous woman of the eastern house gives birth to my jade treasure.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Lake upon earth gives way to heaven with fire, the open fellowship of kindred spirits. On the southern mountains grow orchid and lingzhi, treasures claimed by the noble lord. From the house to the east comes a virtuous woman who bears a jade-like child. The verse radiates felicity: rare botanical symbols of moral excellence pair with the auspicious union of worthy families. Orchid and lingzhi on the southern slope echo the Shijing tradition of gathering fragrant herbs as emblems of virtue. From Gathering to Fellowship, the transformation shows how genuine communal assembly naturally produces harmony between families. The gathered community becomes the matchmaker, connecting excellence with excellence, producing something precious from the union.
The Six Lines app includes all 4,096 Yilin verses, each with original ink brush artwork and full commentary. Download on the App Store