乾 → 比
Hexagram 1: The Creative → Hexagram 8: Holding Together
䷀
乾
The Creative
Heaven / Heaven
→
䷇
比
Holding Together
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramHeaven → WaterThe Creative → The Deep
Lower TrigramHeaven → EarthThe Creative → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
中夜狗吠，盜在墻外。神明祐助，銷散皆去。
In the middle of the night the dog barks; thieves lurk beyond the wall. By the spirits’ aid and protection, all scatter and depart.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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