漸 → 小畜
Hexagram 53: Development → Hexagram 9: Small Taming
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 2).
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.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
周成之隆，刑錯除凶。太宰費石，君子作人。
The flourishing of King Cheng of Zhou: punishments set aside, villainy removed. Grand Steward Fei Shi; the noble man cultivates the people.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over mountain shifts to wind over heaven: gradual development refines into gentle cultural influence. The verse celebrates the flourishing of King Cheng of Zhou's reign: punishments were set aside, wickedness eliminated. The Grand Steward, the cornerstone officials, and the gentlemen all served in the cultivation of people. This evokes the early Zhou golden age when the Duke of Zhou's regency bore fruit in stable, virtuous governance. From Development to Small Taming, the wind that nurtured trees on the mountainside now rides above heaven, spreading moral refinement across the realm. The Small Taming's gentle wind cannot yet bring rain, but it polishes culture and virtue, exactly as the verse describes: a society so well-ordered that punishments become unnecessary.
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