困 → 同人
Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 13: Fellowship
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 6).
Line 1
初六 臀困于株木。入于幽谷。三歲不覿。
Six at the beginning means: One sits oppressed under a bare tree And strays into a gloomy valley. For three years one sees nothing.
Line 2
九二 困于酒食。朱紱方來。利用享祀。征凶无咎。
Nine in the second place means: One is oppressed while at meat and drink. The man with the scarlet knee bands is just coming. It furthers one to offer sacrifice. To set forth brings misfortune. No blame.
Line 3
六三 困于石。據于蒺蔾。入于其宮。不見其妻。凶。
Six in the third place means: A man permits himself to be oppressed by stone, And leans on thorns and thistles. He enters the house and does not see his wife. Misfortune.
Line 6
上六 困于葛藟。于臲卼。曰動悔有悔。征吉。
Six at the top means: He is oppressed by creeping vines. He moves uncertainly and says, "Movement brings remorse. " If one feels remorse over this and makes a start, Good fortune comes.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
昭昭略略，非忠信客。言語反覆，以黑為白。
Glib and shifty, no loyal or faithful guest. Words twist and reverse themselves, calling black what is white.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
A lake without water: all appears bright and open, yet the guest is neither loyal nor trustworthy. Words twist and turn, calling black white and white black. The verse indicts a smooth-tongued deceiver who presents a polished exterior while speaking falsehoods, the classic flatterer whose every reversal of truth deepens the oppression of honest men. From Oppression to Fellowship, heaven and fire share the sky, and the gentleman distinguishes kindred from strangers. The transformation is pointed: true fellowship requires sorting the genuine from the counterfeit. When duplicity infiltrates the inner circle, the fire's clarity must burn away pretense. Fellowship forged without this discernment is merely oppression wearing a friendlier mask.
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