漸 → 需
Hexagram 53: Development → Hexagram 5: Waiting
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 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 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 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
交侵如亂，民无聊賴。追我濟西，敵人破陣。
Invasions crisscross in turmoil; the people have nothing to rely upon. They pursue me west across the ford; the enemy lines are shattered.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over mountain meets water over heaven: gradual progress encounters the need to wait through danger. Incursions cross and tangle like a skein of disorder; the people have nothing to rely on. Pursuers chase westward across the Ji River, but it is the enemy's formation that finally breaks. The verse depicts a campaign that endures chaos before achieving resolution through patience. From Development to Waiting, the disciplined advance of the source hexagram aligns with the target's essential counsel: clouds gather over heaven, and one must wait with composure for the storm to pass before acting. The pursuit across the river succeeds precisely because the timing is right. Gradual positioning transforms into strategic patience, and the enemy collapses on its own.
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