巽 → 兌
Hexagram 57: The Gentle Wind → Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 6).
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 3
九三 頻巽吝。
Nine in the third place means: Repeated penetration. Humiliation.
Line 4
六四 悔亡。田獲三品。
Six in the fourth place means: Remorse vanishes. During the hunt Three kinds of game are caught.
Line 6
上九 巽在牀下。喪其資斧。貞凶。
Nine at the top means: Penetration under the bed. He loses his property and his ax. Perseverance brings misfortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
南山之陽，華葉將將。嘉樂君子，為國寵光。
On the southern slope of the Southern Mountain; flowers and leaves grow splendid. The excellent and joyful lord; brings glory and favor to the state.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind upon wind transforms into doubled lake: the Gentle becomes The Joyous. On the southern slope of the mountain, flowers and foliage flourish in splendor. A worthy and joyful gentleman brings glory and honor to the nation. The south-facing slope receives the fullest sunlight — vegetation there grows most luxuriant, and in Chinese geomancy the southern aspect represents maximum yang vitality. The noble figure standing amid this abundance embodies the state's flourishing. From The Gentle to The Joyous, paired lakes share their waters in mutual discourse — friends studying together, refining each other through exchange. Wind's steady nurture has brought the mountainside to peak bloom, and the gentleman who tends this garden becomes the nation's pride. Joy arises naturally from cultivated abundance.
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