Hexagram 17: Following → Hexagram 59: Dispersion

Following
Lake / Thunder
Dispersion
Wind / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake WindThe Joyous → The Gentle
Lower TrigramThunder WaterThe Arousing → The Deep

Yilin Verse

天帝懸車,廢禮不朝;禳福不制,失其寵家。

The Heavenly Emperor suspends his chariot; rites are abandoned, court audiences cease. Prayers for blessing are unregulated -- he loses his favored house.

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

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