渙 → 隨
Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 17: Following
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 6).
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 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 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
潔身白齒，衰老復起。多孫眾子，宜利姑舅。
Pure body and white teeth; the aged one rises restored. With many grandchildren and sons, it is auspicious for parents-in-law.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind disperses over water, yet here the body is cleansed and the teeth shine white — a renewal of youth in old age. The verse promises abundant grandchildren and many sons, auspicious for the in-laws on both sides. This is restoration after scattering: what age and hardship eroded is washed clean and made fresh. The lake resting within thunder creates the image of Following — yielding to the natural rhythm, letting what comes arrive in its season. From Dispersion to Following, dissolution becomes purification. The aged body revived and the household teeming with descendants capture Following's essence: not chasing outcomes but allowing renewal to unfold by releasing what is spent and welcoming what naturally gathers.
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