Hexagram 19: Approach → Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly

Approach
Earth / Lake
Youthful Folly
Mountain / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth MountainThe Receptive → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramLake WaterThe Joyous → The Deep

Yilin Verse

白茅醴酒,靈巫拜禱;神嗜飲食,使君壽考。

White cogon grass and sweet wine; the spirit medium kneels and prays. The spirits savor the offering -- they grant the lord long life.

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

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