Hexagram 17: Following → Hexagram 47: Oppression

Following
Lake / Thunder
Oppression
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 2).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake Lake
Lower TrigramThunder WaterThe Arousing → The Deep

Yilin Verse

黷黷許許,仇偶相得;冰入炭室,消亡不息。

Mumbling and murmuring, enemies paired together; ice enters the charcoal chamber, melting away without cease.

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

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