井 → 鼎
Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 50: The Cauldron
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 4, 5, 6).
Line 4
六四 井甃无咎。
Six in the fourth place means: The well is being lined. No blame.
Line 5
九五 井冽。寒泉食。
Nine in the fifth place means: In the well there is a clear, cold spring From which one can drink.
Line 6
上六 井收勿幕。有孚元吉。
Six at the top means: One draws from the well Without hindrance. It is dependable. Supreme good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
訾娵開門，鶴鳴彈冠。文章進用，舞韶和鸞。三仁翼政，國无災殃。
At the Ziqu gate, doors flung open; the crane calls and caps are dusted. Literature and refinement are advanced and employed; the Shao dance plays in harmony with the phoenix bells. Three humane ministers guide the government; the state suffers no calamity.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Water drawn up through wood, the well nourishes the foundations of governance. The Ziju constellation opens its gate, and the crane cries as officials brush off their caps to take office. Literature and refinement advance the worthy; the Shao music plays as phoenix bells ring. The Three Benevolent Ones assist the administration, and the state suffers no calamity. Ziju refers to an astronomical lodge associated with auspicious appointment. The 'crane crying' alludes to the Shijing ode about hidden talent becoming known. The Three Benevolent Ones — Weizi, Jizi, and Bigan — are the Shang dynasty's exemplars of moral courage. From The Well to The Cauldron, fire above wind refines raw material into civilized nourishment. The well's water, heated in the cauldron, transforms sustenance into culture.
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