豐 → 蒙
Hexagram 55: Abundance → Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Line 1
初九 遇其配主。雖旬无咎。往有尚。
Nine at the beginning means: When a man meets his destined ruler, They can be together ten days, And it is not a mistake. Going meets with recognition.
Line 2
六二 豐其蔀。日中見斗。往得疑疾。有孚發若。吉。
Six in the second place means: The curtain is of such fullness That the polestars can be seen at noon. Through going one meets with mistrust and hate. If one rouses him through truth, Good fortune comes.
Line 3
九三 豐其沛。日中見沬。折其右肱。无咎。
Nine in the third place means: The underbrush is of such abundance That the small stars can be seen at noon. He breaks his right arm. No blame.
Line 4
九四 豐其蔀。日中見斗。遇其夷主。吉。
Nine in the fourth place means: The curtain is of such fullness That the polestars can be seen at noon. He meets his ruler, who is of like kind. Good fortune.
Line 6
上六 豐其屋。蔀其家。闚其戶。闃其无人。三歲不覿。凶。
Six at the top means: His house is in a state of abundance. He screens off his family. He peers through the gate And no longer perceives anyone. For three years he sees nothing. Misfortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
千里騂駒，為王服車。嘉其麗榮，君子有成。
A thousand-li red colt, pulling the king's carriage. Praised for its splendid glory; the noble man achieves success.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder and fire blaze in Abundance, and a magnificent red stallion appears. Traveling a thousand li, this fine steed is harnessed to the king's chariot. Its beauty and splendor are praised, and the noble achieves success. The 'thousand-li stallion' (千里騂駒) is a standard metaphor for exceptional talent recognized and put to proper use — the horse that finds its charioteer, the minister who finds his king. The red coat (騂) specifically connotes sacrificial excellence in classical usage. From Abundance to Youthful Folly, the transformation traces how brilliance is channeled through discipline: mountain water springs forth from beneath, and the magnificent steed submits to harness, converting raw power into purposeful service.
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