Hexagram 20: Contemplation → Hexagram 7: The Army

Contemplation
Wind / Earth
The Army
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind EarthThe Gentle → The Receptive
Lower TrigramEarth WaterThe Receptive → The Deep

Yilin Verse

王孫季子,相與孝友。明允篤誠,昇擢薦舉;為國幹輔。

The royal grandson and young lord, together practice filial devotion and friendship. Bright, trustworthy, and deeply sincere, they are promoted and recommended -- pillars of the state.

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

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