豐 → 渙
Hexagram 55: Abundance → Hexagram 59: Dispersion
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 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 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 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
飛不遠去，卑斯內侍，祿養未富。
It does not fly far away; lowly, it serves within. Its salary and sustenance are yet meager.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder and fire converge in Abundance, yet the verse speaks of limited flight. The bird does not fly far; staying low, it serves as an attendant within. Its salary and nourishment are not yet ample. A bird that cannot soar high remains close to the ground, taking a humble position as a domestic servant rather than ranging freely. The meager stipend suggests talent underemployed — the bird has wings but uses them only for short hops. From Abundance to Dispersion, wind over water scatters what was gathered: the bird's constrained position resonates with Dispersion's theme of dissolution. What should be abundant disperses before reaching fullness. The bird stays because it cannot accumulate enough momentum for true flight.
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