Hexagram 2: The Receptive → Hexagram 40: Deliverance

The Receptive
Earth / Earth
Deliverance
Thunder / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth ThunderThe Receptive → The Arousing
Lower TrigramEarth WaterThe Receptive → The Deep

Yilin Verse

北辰紫宮,衣冠立中。含和建德,常受天福。

The Feng and Shan sacrifice at Mount Tai — heaven and earth communicate. Mist gathers on all sides; the sun illuminates the golden summit.

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

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