漸 → 屯
Hexagram 53: Development → Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 6).
Line 1
初六 鴻漸于干。小子厲有言。無咎。
Six at the beginning means: The wild goose gradually draws near the shore. The young son is in danger. There is talk. No blame.
Line 3
九三 鴻漸于陸。夫征不復。婦孕不育。凶。利禦寇。
Nine in the third place means: The wild goose gradually draws near the plateau. The man goes forth and does not return. The woman carries a child but does not bring it forth. Misfortune. It furthers one to fight off robbers.
Line 6
上九 鴻漸于陸。其羽可用為儀。吉。
Nine at the top means: The wild goose gradually draws near the clouds heights. Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance. Good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
東山西山，各自止安。雖相登望，竟未同堂。
East mountain, west mountain; each rests in its own peace. Though they gaze across at one another, they never share the same hall.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over mountain gives way to water above thunder: gradual development confronts the difficulty of new beginnings. Eastern mountain and western mountain each stand in solitary repose. Though they gaze across the distance at one another, they never share the same hall. The verse captures a separation that geography makes permanent, two parties longing to unite but unable to close the gap. From Development to Difficulty at the Beginning, the steady incremental growth of the source hexagram meets the chaos and obstruction of the target. Clouds and thunder gather but have not yet broken into rain. The longing between the mountains resonates with Zhun's essential dynamic: energy straining toward connection but blocked at the threshold.
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