中孚 → 泰
Hexagram 61: Inner Truth → Hexagram 11: Peace
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 3, 5, 6).
Line 3
六三 得敵。或鼓或罷。或泣或歌。
Six in the third place means: He finds a comrade. Now he beats the drum, now he stops. Now he sobs, now he sings.
Line 5
九五 有孚攣如。无咎。
Nine in the fifth place means: He possesses truth, which links together. No blame.
Line 6
上九 翰音登于天。貞凶。
Nine at the top means: Cockcrow penetrating to heaven. Perseverance brings misfortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
大步上車，南到喜家。送我狐裘，與福載來。
With great strides I mount the cart; traveling south to the house of joy. They present me a fox-fur coat; blessing and fortune arrive together.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind stirs above the lake, and one strides confidently onto the carriage, heading south to a house of joy. A fox-fur robe is presented as a gift, and blessings ride along for the journey. The scene is a wedding or auspicious visit: the southward direction, the generous gift of fine fur, the atmosphere of celebration all point to a felicitous union. From Inner Truth to Peace, the lake's sincerity transforms into the harmonious interchange where heaven descends and earth rises to meet it. The great stride onto the carriage embodies the confidence of one whose inner truth is matched by outward circumstance — blessing arrives not by luck but by the natural convergence of trust given and trust reciprocated.
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