渙 → 履
Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 10: Treading
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 4).
Line 1
初六 用拯馬壯吉。
Six at the beginning means: He brings help with the strength of a horse. Good fortune.
Line 4
六四 渙其羣元吉。渙有丘。匪夷所思。
Six in the fourth place means: He dissolves his bond with his group. Supreme good fortune. Dispersion leads in turn to accumulation. This is something that ordinary men do not think of.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
為季求婦，家在東海。水長无船，不見所觀。
Seeking a bride for the youngest son; her home lies at the Eastern Sea. The waters are vast and there is no boat; what was hoped for cannot be seen.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over water hints at a journey across wide expanses, and here someone seeks a bride for the youngest son. Her family lives beyond the Eastern Sea — an impossibly distant match. The waters stretch endlessly with no boat in sight, and the one he hoped to meet remains invisible. This is longing frustrated by sheer distance, desire scattered by the vastness between. Heaven above the lake forms the image of Treading — walking carefully along a path that demands propriety and awareness of one's position. From Dispersion to Treading, the transformation suggests that scattered aspirations must submit to the discipline of proper conduct. The bride beyond the sea cannot be reached by mere wishing; one must first assess whether the path is even walkable.
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