渙 → 同人
Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 13: Fellowship
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 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 2
九二 渙奔其机。悔亡。
Nine in the second place means: At the dissolution He hurries to that which supports him. Remorse disappears.
Line 3
六三 渙其躬。无悔。
Six in the third place means: He dissolves his self. No remorse.
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
齎金觀市，欲買騮子。猾偷竊發，盜我黃寶。
Bringing gold to survey the market, wishing to buy a bay horse. A cunning thief strikes unseen, stealing my yellow treasure.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind scatters the water's surface, and here a man carries gold to market intending to buy a fine bay horse. But a cunning thief strikes first, stealing his yellow treasure before the transaction is complete. The open marketplace — where strangers mingle and goods change hands — is precisely where dispersion creates vulnerability. Heaven and fire together form the image of Fellowship, where like recognizes like across difference. From Dispersion to Fellowship, the verse delivers a sharp warning: fellowship requires discernment. Entering the market with gold displayed is an act of naive openness; the thief exploits the gap between trust and vigilance. True fellowship is not indiscriminate mixing but knowing whom to gather with and whom to guard against.
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