Hexagram 15: Modesty → Hexagram 48: The Well

Modesty
Earth / Mountain
The Well
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramMountain WindKeeping Still → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

華首山頭,仙道所遊;利以居止,長無咎憂。

Atop Huashou Mountain; where the immortal way wanders. Favorable for settling and staying; forever without blame or worry.

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

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