漸 → 姤
Hexagram 53: Development → Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 4).
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.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
麟子鳳雛，生長嘉國。和氣所居，康樂溫仁。邦多聖人。
Qilin child and phoenix chick, born and raised in the auspicious land. Where harmonious energy dwells: peace, joy, warmth, and benevolence. The realm abounds with sages.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over mountain gives way to heaven above wind: gradual development meets the unexpected encounter of Coming to Meet. Young qilin and phoenix chicks are born and raised in a blessed land. Harmonious energy dwells there; warmth, joy, benevolence abound. The state is rich in sages. The verse celebrates a realm so well-cultivated that its very atmosphere breeds excellence. Auspicious creatures appear where virtue has been nurtured over generations. From Development to Coming to Meet, heaven rides above the wind, the ruler issuing decrees to the four directions. The encounter is between accumulated virtue and the sages it naturally attracts. Gradual cultivation of the cultural soil produces a land where qilin and phoenix come unbidden, drawn by the resonance of goodness.
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