Hexagram 59 渙 changing to hexagram 44 姤
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 3, 4.
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 59 渙, line 4
渙其群，元吉。渙有丘，匪夷所思。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject scattering the (different) parties (in the state); which leads to great good fortune. From the dispersion (he collects again good men standing out, a crowd) like a mound, which is what ordinary men would not have thought of.
Hexagram 59 渙, line 3
渙其躬，无悔。
The third line, divided, shows its subject discarding any regard to his own person. There will be no occasion for repentance.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 59 渙 — judgment
亨，王假有廟，利涉大川，利貞。
Hwân intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and success. The king goes to his ancestral temple; and it will be advantageous to cross the great stream. It will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
Hexagram 44 姤 — judgment
女壯，勿用取女。
Kâu shows a female who is bold and strong. It will not be good to marry (such) a female.
The changing lines of hexagram 59
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 渙其躬，无悔。 | The third line, divided, shows its subject discarding any regard to his own person. There will be no occasion for repentance. |
| 4 | 渙其群，元吉。渙有丘，匪夷所思。 | The fourth line, divided, shows its subject scattering the (different) parties (in the state); which leads to great good fortune. From the dispersion (he collects again good men standing out, a crowd) like a mound, which is what ordinary men would not have thought of. |
English: James Legge (1882), public domain. Chinese: Zhou Yi.
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