Hexagram 20: Contemplation → Hexagram 49: Revolution

Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Revolution
Lake / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind LakeThe Gentle → The Joyous
Lower TrigramEarth FireThe Receptive → The Clinging

Yilin Verse

黃裏綠衣,君服不宜;淫湎毀常,失其寵光。

Yellow lining and green outer robe, garments unfitting for the lord; dissolute excess ruins the constant way -- he loses his favored brilliance.

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

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