兌 → 臨
Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake → Hexagram 19: Approach
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 4, 5).
Line 4
九四 商兌未寧。介疾有喜。
Nine in the fourth place means: Joyousness that is weighed is not at peace. After ridding himself of mistakes a man has joy.
Line 5
九五 孚于剝。有厲。
Nine in the fifth place means: Sincerity toward disintegrating influences is dangerous.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
東山西岳，會合俱食。百喜送從，以成恩福。
Eastern mountains and western peaks meet together to feast. A hundred joys attend and follow, completing grace and blessing.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Paired lakes open to earth above the lake — Approach, the generous descent of the great toward the small. Eastern mountains and western peaks gather together for a shared feast. A hundred joys attend the occasion, bestowing grace and blessing. The image suggests a grand convocation where geographic distance is overcome by communal celebration. From The Joyous to Approach, delight becomes magnanimous outreach. The lake beneath the earth symbolizes the ruler who descends with open teaching and inexhaustible care. When mountains east and west converge, all blessings flow together — the pattern of authority drawing near to those it serves.
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