觀 → 損
Hexagram 20: Contemplation → Hexagram 41: Decrease
䷓
觀
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
→
䷨
損
Decrease
Mountain / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind → MountainThe Gentle → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramEarth → LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Yilin Verse
長生無極，子孫千億；柏柱載青，堅固不傾。
The turtle lives a thousand years, mountains and rivers on its back. Slow steps, never hurried — yet eventually reaching the four seas.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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