渙 → 謙
Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 15: Modesty
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5, 6).
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 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.
Line 6
上九 渙其血。去逖出。无咎。
Nine at the top means: He dissolves his blood. Departing, keeping at a distance, going out, Is without blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
娶於姜呂，駕迎新婦。少齊在門，夫子悅喜。
The bridal sedan passes through the lane, gongs and drums sounding. Both families hang red silk before their gates. The bride steps down and lifts her veil — in the courtyard, old and young are beaming.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind over water disperses — but here the original verse reassembles scattered elements into a joyful wedding. The bride is taken from the Jiang and Lu clans, the chariot drives forth to welcome the new wife, and the young bride of Qi stands at the gate as the master beams with delight. Marriage into the Jiang clan recalls the ancient alliance between the Zhou and Qi ruling houses, a union that stabilized the realm. Earth concealing a mountain within forms the image of Modesty — greatness that does not announce itself. From Dispersion to Modesty, the scattered social fabric reconstitutes through humble, proper ceremony. The bride at the gate embodies Modesty's dynamic: abundance arriving quietly, without ostentation, to fill the household.
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