漸 → 比
Hexagram 53: Development → Hexagram 8: Holding Together
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 3, 6).
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
文山鴻豹，肥腯多脂。王孫獲願，載福巍巍。
On Wen Mountain, great swans and leopards, fat and rich with flesh. The prince obtains his desire; blessings heaped high as a mountain.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over mountain transitions to water over earth: gradual cultivation yields communal abundance. On the mountain of Wen, wild geese and leopards roam, fat and sleek with rich marrow. The king's grandson obtains his wish, and blessings pile high as a peak. The mountain teems with well-nourished creatures, an image of natural prosperity accrued over time. From Development to Holding Together, the slow growth of the source hexagram ripens into the solidarity of the target. Water upon earth gathers naturally, as feudal lords once rallied to a worthy sovereign. The king's grandson who receives his heart's desire does so because the conditions for unity have been cultivated gradually, not seized in haste.
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