兌 → 晉
Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake → Hexagram 35: Progress
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 5, 6).
Line 1
初九 和兌吉。
Nine at the beginning means: Contented joyousness. Good fortune.
Line 2
九二 孚兌吉。悔亡。
Nine in the second place means: Sincere joyousness. Good fortune. Remorse disappears.
Line 5
九五 孚于剝。有厲。
Nine in the fifth place means: Sincerity toward disintegrating influences is dangerous.
Line 6
上六 引兌。
Six at the top means: Seductive joyousness.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
中年蒙慶，今歲受福。必有所得，榮寵受祿。
In middle years receiving blessing, this year obtaining fortune. There will certainly be gains; glory, favor, and emolument received.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Paired lakes meet fire emerging from the earth — Progress, the sun rising above the horizon. In middle age, blessings arrive; this year, fortune is received. There will surely be gain, and honor and favor follow. The verse is a straightforward omen of advancement: after years of steady cultivation, recognition finally comes. From The Joyous to Progress, delight aligns with upward movement. The sun emerging from the earth illuminates one's virtue to the world. Mid-life reward resonates with Progress's specific dynamic — not youthful ambition but mature merit finally recognized. The marquis receives horses and is granted audience three times in a single day.
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