旅 → 臨
Hexagram 56: The Wanderer → Hexagram 19: Approach
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 6).
Line 2
六二 旅即次。懷其資。得童僕貞。
Six in the second place means: The wanderer comes to an inn. He has his property with him. He wins the steadfastness of a young servant.
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 6
上九 鳥焚其巢。旅人先笑後號咷。喪牛于易。凶。
Nine at the top means: The bird's nest burns up. The wanderer laughs at first, Then must needs lament and weep. Through carelessness he loses his cow. Misfortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
仁政之德，恭恭日息。成都就邑，人受厥福。
The virtue of benevolent rule, reverent and ceaseless. The city is built, the settlement complete; the people receive its blessings.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire on the mountain, and a realm flourishes under benevolent rule. The virtue of humane governance spreads daily in reverent practice. Cities are established, settlements completed, and the people receive their blessings. This is the wanderer who has finally arrived: the traveler who plants roots, builds community, and governs with care. The phrase 'cheng du jiu yi' (成都就邑) — 'completing the capital, establishing the settlement' — evokes the founding of a permanent home after long journeying. From The Wanderer to Approach, earth opens above the lake in generous welcome. Approach's meaning is the arrival of benevolent authority, drawing near to the people. The wanderer's journey culminates not in further travel but in the act of settling down and nourishing those around him.
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