Hexagram 17: Following → Hexagram 38: Opposition

Following
Lake / Thunder
Opposition
Fire / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake FireThe Joyous → The Clinging
Lower TrigramThunder LakeThe Arousing → The Joyous

Yilin Verse

東鄰少女,為王長婦;柔順利貞,宜夫壽子。

The young woman of the eastern neighbor becomes the king chief wife; gentle, yielding, correct, and steadfast -- good for husband, blessed with sons.

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

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