巽 → 賁
Hexagram 57: The Gentle Wind → Hexagram 22: Grace
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 5).
Line 1
初六 進退。利武人之貞。
Six at the beginning means: In advancing and in retreating, The perseverance of a warrior furthers.
Line 2
九二 巽在牀下。用史巫。紛若。吉。无咎。
Nine in the second place means: Penetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame.
Line 5
九五 貞吉悔亡。无不利。无初有終。先庚三日。後庚三日。吉。
Nine in the fifth place means: Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse vanishes. Nothing that does not further. No beginning, but an end. Before the change, three days. After the change, three days. Good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
望城抱子，見邑不殆。公孫上堂，大君歡喜。
Gazing at the city walls while holding her child; approaching the town without fear. The young lord ascends the hall; the great prince rejoices.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind upon wind transforms into mountain over fire: the Gentle becomes Grace. Gazing toward the city walls while carrying a child, one sees the settlement and knows there is no danger. A young nobleman ascends the hall, and the great lord rejoices. The verse paints a scene of safe arrival and warm reception — a mother approaching a city with confidence, a grandson presented to a delighted patriarch. From The Gentle to Grace, fire glowing beneath the mountain adorns what is solid with warmth and beauty. The gentle wind has carried this family safely home. Grace here is not superficial decoration but the radiance of a secure homecoming, where the next generation is welcomed into the hall with ceremony and joy.
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