Hexagram 10: Treading → Hexagram 5: Waiting

Treading
Heaven / Lake
Waiting
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 3, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven WaterThe Creative → The Deep
Lower TrigramLake HeavenThe Joyous → The Creative

Yilin Verse

北辰紫宮,衣冠立中;含和建德,常受天福。

The Jade Balance points north; the Celestial Pivot does not shift. The four seasons follow their order; ten thousand states turn their hearts homeward.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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