Hexagram 17: Following → Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed

Following
Lake / Thunder
Work on the Decayed
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake MountainThe Joyous → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramThunder WindThe Arousing → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

邊鄙不聳,民狎其野;穡人成功,年歲大有。

The borderlands are at peace; the people are familiar with their fields. The farmer succeeds in his work; the harvest is abundant.

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

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