渙 → 大有
Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 14: Great Possession
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 5).
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 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.
Line 5
九五 渙汗其大號。渙。王居无咎。
Nine in the fifth place means: His loud cries are as dissolving as sweat. Dissolution! A king abides without blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
三人俱行，欲歸故鄉。望邑入門，拜見家懽。
Three people travel together, longing to return to their homeland. Seeing the town, they enter the gate, bowing before their joyful family.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over water scatters travelers far from home, but here three companions journey together, yearning to return to their native place. They catch sight of the town walls, enter the gate, and greet their family with joy. The 'three men traveling' is a common Yilin motif, possibly alluding to the three founders of Zhou — the Duke of Zhou, Duke of Shao, and Taigong — returning from campaign to establish governance. Fire blazing above heaven forms the image of Great Possession: abundance illuminated for all to see. From Dispersion to Great Possession, the journey home after scattering becomes the gathering of great fortune. What was dispersed returns enriched, and the household that receives the travelers overflows with celebration.
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