坤 → 乾
Hexagram 2: The Receptive → Hexagram 1: The Creative
䷁
坤
The Receptive
Earth / Earth
→
䷀
乾
The Creative
Heaven / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → HeavenThe Receptive → The Creative
Lower TrigramEarth → HeavenThe Receptive → The Creative
Yilin Verse
谷風布氣，萬物出生。萌庶長養，華葉茂成。
The valley wind spreads its breath; the ten thousand things come to life. Sprouts and seedlings grow and are nourished; flowers and leaves flourish to fullness.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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