歸妹 → 豐
Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden → Hexagram 55: Abundance
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 3).
Line 2
九二 眇能視。利幽人之貞。
Nine in the second place means: A one-eyed man who is able to see. The perseverance of a solitary man furthers.
Line 3
六三 歸妹以須。反歸以娣。
Six in the third place means: The marrying maiden as a slave. She marries as a concubine.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
困而後通，雖危不窮。終得其願，姬姜相從。
Trapped, then at last set free; though imperiled, not brought to ruin. In the end the wish is granted; Ji and Jiang go forth together.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder over lake brightens into thunder over fire: the maiden's constrained role erupts into Abundance's dazzling fullness. Hardship gives way to success; though perilous, the situation never reaches despair. At last one's deepest wish is fulfilled, and noble consorts of the Ji and Jiang clans follow in accord. The Ji and Jiang were the two great clan-surname groups of the Zhou aristocracy, and their women were the most desirable brides. From the Marrying Maiden to Abundance, thunder and lightning arrive together in overwhelming brilliance. Abundance's image is the zenith of power: the sun at midday. The verse traces the arc from extremity to fulfillment, where the maiden who once entered from a subordinate position now commands a household of noble lineage.
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