旅 → 否
Hexagram 56: The Wanderer → Hexagram 12: Standstill
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 3, 5).
Line 3
九三 旅焚其次。喪其童僕。貞厲。
Nine in the third place means: The wanderer's inn burns down. He loses the steadfastness of his young servant. Danger.
Line 5
六五 射雉。一矢亡。終以譽命。
Six in the fifth place means: He shoots a pheasant. It drops with the first arrow. In the end this brings both praise and office.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
輔相之好，无有休息。時行雲集，所在遇福。
The bond between minister and aide knows no rest. Timely clouds gather where they go; blessings are found in every place.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire on the mountain, and a worthy minister finds his counterpart. The bond between 'auxiliary and minister' knows no rest — their partnership is tireless, their cooperation unceasing. When the time comes, clouds gather naturally and blessings follow wherever they settle. The verse celebrates the rare harmony between a capable traveler and a receptive host, a wanderer who finds his proper station. From The Wanderer to Standstill, the paradox deepens: heaven and earth separate, communication ceases. Yet the verse is entirely auspicious. Perhaps the minister's fortune lies precisely in withdrawing: in a time of Standstill, the wise man retreats from public life, and his private alliance with a true companion becomes his shelter. Fortune is found not in the world's approval but in the right relationship.
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