噬嗑 → 需
Hexagram 21: Biting Through → Hexagram 5: Waiting
䷔
噬嗑
Biting Through
Fire / Thunder
→
䷄
需
Waiting
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire → WaterThe Clinging → The Deep
Lower TrigramThunder → HeavenThe Arousing → The Creative
Yilin Verse
日月相望，光輝盛昌；三聖茂功，仁德大隆。
Sun and moon gaze upon each other, their radiance shining bright; the three sages' flourishing work -- benevolence and virtue greatly thrive.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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