漸 → 困
Hexagram 53: Development → Hexagram 47: Oppression
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 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 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 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 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
南國少子，才略美好。求我長女。賤薄不與。反得醜惡，後乃大悔。
Uncut jade is cast aside by the road; a dull stone is placed in the hall of honor. By the time one thinks to carve the jade — looking back, the jade has gone cold.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over mountain meets lake drained of water: gradual development sinks into Oppression. The original verse laments: 'A talented young man of the south, fine and admirable, seeks my eldest daughter for marriage. I am cheap and grudging, refusing the match. Instead I get someone ugly and greatly regret it later.' The uncut jade is cast aside while a dull stone takes its place on the pedestal. By the time one recognizes the mistake, the jade has gone cold. From Development to Oppression, the lake has no water, resources are exhausted, and the worthy are trapped in obscurity. Gradual judgment, clouded by short-sightedness, rejects the genuine and embraces the counterfeit. Oppression's deepest wound is self-inflicted.
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