歸妹 → 蒙
Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden → Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 4, 6).
Line 1
初九 歸妹以娣。跛能履。征吉。
Nine at the beginning means: The marrying maiden as a concubine. A lame man who is able to tread. Undertakings bring good fortune.
Line 4
九四 歸妹愆期。遲歸有時。
Nine in the fourth place means: The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time. A late marriage comes in due course.
Line 6
上六 女承筐无實。士刲羊无血。无攸利。
Six at the top means: The woman holds the basket, but there are no fruits in it. The man stabs the sheep, but no blood flows. Nothing that acts to further.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
春耕有息，秋入利福。獻豜大豭，以樂成功。
Spring plowing brings its rest; autumn's harvest yields profit and blessing. Offering a young sow and a great boar, they celebrate their success with joy.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder over lake shifts to mountain over water: the maiden's impulsive energy settles into Youthful Folly's patient instruction. Spring plowing brings rest; autumn harvest delivers blessings. A great boar and a large sow are offered in sacrifice to celebrate success. The verse traces the full agricultural cycle from effort to reward to ritual thanksgiving, a rhythm of labor, patience, and gratitude. From the Marrying Maiden to Youthful Folly, the transformation redirects raw enthusiasm into disciplined cultivation. Meng's spring emerging beneath the mountain demands decisive nurturing action. The harvest feast confirms that when youthful energy is properly channeled through seasonal rhythms, abundance follows naturally.
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