師 → 豐
Hexagram 7: The Army → Hexagram 55: Abundance
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4).
Line 1
初六 師出以律。否臧凶。
Six at the beginning means: An army must set forth in proper order. If the order is not good, misfortune threatens.
Line 2
九二 在師中吉。无咎。王三錫命。
Nine in the second place means: In the midst of the army. Good fortune. No blame. The king bestows a triple decoration.
Line 3
六三 師或輿尸。凶。
Six in the third place means: Perchance the army carries corpses in the wagon. Misfortune.
Line 4
六四 師左次。无咎。
Six in the fourth place means: The army retreats. No blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
崔嵬北岳，天神貴客。衣冠不已，蒙被恩德。
The lofty northern peak, Cuiwei; celestial spirits and honored guests. Robes and caps without cease; covered and blessed with grace.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Water hidden within the earth gazes upward at towering peaks, and the lofty northern sacred mountain receives celestial guests of noble rank. Robes and ceremonial caps are donned without end as heavenly favor descends layer upon layer. The verse evokes an imperial feng-shan sacrifice at the sacred mountain — the ritual by which rulers commune with heaven atop the most sacred peaks. Constant donning of ceremonial dress signals continuous blessing rather than a single event. From The Army to Abundance, thunder and lightning arrive together in overwhelming fullness. The army's disciplined reverence at the sacred mountain is rewarded with thunder's judicial power and lightning's brilliant illumination — divine mandate at its most spectacular.
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