Hexagram 12: Standstill → Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake

Standstill
Heaven / Earth
The Joyous Lake
Lake / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven LakeThe Creative → The Joyous
Lower TrigramEarth LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous

Yilin Verse

免冠進賢,步行出朝;門體不正,賊孽為患。

Removing the cap to recommend the worthy; one walks from court on foot. The gate and body are not aligned; treacherous evils bring harm.

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

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