噬嗑 → 離
Hexagram 21: Biting Through → Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire
䷔
噬嗑
Biting Through
Fire / Thunder
→
䷝
離
The Clinging Fire
Fire / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 3).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire → Fire
Lower TrigramThunder → FireThe Arousing → The Clinging
Yilin Verse
鵲笑鳩舞,來遺我酒;大喜在後,授吾龜紐。龍喜張口,起拜福祉。
Magpies laugh, doves dance; they come bearing wine for us. Great joy lies ahead -- bestowing the tortoiseshell seal. The dragon joyfully opens its mouth; we rise and bow to receive the blessing.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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