Hexagram 12: Standstill → Hexagram 59: Dispersion

Standstill
Heaven / Earth
Dispersion
Wind / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 4).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven WindThe Creative → The Gentle
Lower TrigramEarth WaterThe Receptive → The Deep

Yilin Verse

娶於姜女,駕迎新婦;少齊在門,夫子悅喜。

Marrying a lady of the Jiang house; the carriage drives to welcome the bride. The young lady of Qi stands at the gate; the husband is pleased and joyful.

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

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