噬嗑 → 乾
Hexagram 21: Biting Through → Hexagram 1: The Creative
䷔
噬嗑
Biting Through
Fire / Thunder
→
䷀
乾
The Creative
Heaven / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire → HeavenThe Clinging → The Creative
Lower TrigramThunder → HeavenThe Arousing → The Creative
Yilin Verse
北風相牽，提笑語言；伯歌叔舞，讌樂以喜。
The north wind draws them together, lifting laughter and words; the elder brother sings, the younger dances -- they feast and make merry.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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