豐 → 姤
Hexagram 55: Abundance → Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 5, 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 5
六五 來章。有慶譽吉。
Six in the fifth place means: Lines are coming, Blessing and fame draw near. 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
三鳥飛來，自到逢時。俱行先至，多得大利。
Three birds fly hither, arriving of their own accord at the right time. Traveling together, arriving first; gaining great profit in abundance.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder and fire converge in Abundance, and three birds arrive auspiciously. Flying in together, they arrive at the right moment. Traveling as one, the foremost reaches first, and great profits are obtained. The three birds may represent messengers, opportunities, or talented men arriving simultaneously. Their timing is perfect — they come 'at the appointed moment' (逢時), and the one who leads gains the most. From Abundance to Coming to Meet, heaven's wind blows below, spreading the royal decree to all directions: the birds' arrival mirrors the sudden appearance of an unexpected encounter. Coming to Meet warns of the yin force rising unbidden, yet here the encounter is fortunate — opportunity arrives on its own, and the prepared one seizes it first.
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