Hexagram 19: Approach → Hexagram 17: Following

Approach
Earth / Lake
Following
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramLake ThunderThe Joyous → The Arousing

Yilin Verse

安樂几筵,未出王門。

At ease on bench and banquet mat, never venturing beyond the king gate.

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

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