Hexagram 53 漸 changing to hexagram 9 小畜
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 2.
What to read
Two changing lines: read both line texts of the original hexagram; the upper one is the main one. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Hexagram 53 漸, line 2
鴻漸于磐，飲食衎衎，吉。
The second line, divided, shows the geese gradually approaching the large rocks, where they eat and drink joyfully and at ease. There will be good fortune.
Hexagram 53 漸, line 1
鴻漸于干，小子厲，有言，无咎。
The first line, divided, shows the wild geese gradually approaching the shore. A young officer (in similar circumstances) will be in a position of danger, and be spoken against; but there will be no error.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 53 漸 — judgment
女歸吉，利貞。
Kien suggests to us the marriage of a young lady, and the good fortune (attending it). There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
Hexagram 9 小畜 — judgment
亨。密雲不雨，自我西郊。
Hsiâo Khû indicates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and success. (We see) dense clouds, but no rain coming from our borders in the west.
The changing lines of hexagram 53
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 鴻漸于干，小子厲，有言，无咎。 | The first line, divided, shows the wild geese gradually approaching the shore. A young officer (in similar circumstances) will be in a position of danger, and be spoken against; but there will be no error. |
| 2 | 鴻漸于磐，飲食衎衎，吉。 | The second line, divided, shows the geese gradually approaching the large rocks, where they eat and drink joyfully and at ease. There will be good fortune. |
English: James Legge (1882), public domain. Chinese: Zhou Yi.
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