臨 → 否
Hexagram 19: Approach → Hexagram 12: Standstill
䷒
臨
Approach
Earth / Lake
→
䷋
否
Standstill
Heaven / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → HeavenThe Receptive → The Creative
Lower TrigramLake → EarthThe Joyous → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
唐邑之墟，晉人之居。虞叔受福，寔沈是國，世載其樂。
The ruins of the Tang capital, the dwelling of the Jin people. Uncle Yu received blessings -- truly Shen was his domain, and his line enjoyed its happiness for generations.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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