履 → 損
Hexagram 10: Treading → Hexagram 41: Decrease
䷉
履
Treading
Heaven / Lake
→
䷨
損
Decrease
Mountain / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramHeaven → MountainThe Creative → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramLake → Lake
Yilin Verse
履機蹈顛，墜入寒淵；行不能前，足矮不便。
Treading on the trigger, stepping on the edge; plunging into a cold abyss. Unable to advance on foot; the legs are short and unsteady.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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