隨 → 臨
Hexagram 17: Following → Hexagram 19: Approach
䷐
隨
Following
Lake / Thunder
→
䷒
臨
Approach
Earth / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake → EarthThe Joyous → The Receptive
Lower TrigramThunder → LakeThe Arousing → The Joyous
Yilin Verse
虵牛鳴呴，呼求水潦。雲雨大會，流成河海。
Serpent-ox bellows and calls, summoning rain and water. Clouds and rain converge in force, flowing into rivers and seas.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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