漸 → 恆
Hexagram 53: Development → Hexagram 32: Duration
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5, 6).
Line 2
六二 鴻漸于磐。飲食衎衎。吉。
Six in the second place means: The wild goose gradually draws near the cliff. Eating and drinking in peace and concord. Good fortune.
Line 4
六四 鴻漸于木。或得其桷。无咎。
Six in the fourth place means: The wild goose goes gradually draws near the tree. Perhaps it will find a flat branch. No blame.
Line 5
九五 鴻漸于陵。婦三歲不孕。終莫之勝。吉。
Nine in the fifth place means: The wild goose gradually draws near the summit. For three years the woman has no child. In the end nothing can hinder her. Good fortune.
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
良夫孔姬，脅悝登臺。樂季不扶，衛輒走逃。
Liang Fu and Kong Ji forced Kui to mount the terrace. Yue Ji would not aid; Duke Wei Zhe fled in escape.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over mountain meets thunder with wind: gradual development is overturned by the chaos of Duration. Liang Fu and Kong Ji forced Kui to ascend the tower. Yue Ji failed to support the cause, and Duke Zhe of Wei fled. This alludes to the Wei succession crisis of 480 BC. Prince Kuaikui, aided by his sister Kong Ji (wife of Kong Wenzi) and her paramour Hun Liang Fu, staged a coup against his own son, Duke Chu of Wei (Zhe). Kong Kui was coerced onto the tower to declare legitimacy, while Duke Chu escaped to Lu. From Development to Duration, the image of enduring constancy is shattered: what should have lasted was overthrown by intrigue. Duration demands standing firm, yet here the ruler runs and the state convulses.
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