Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart → Hexagram 20: Contemplation

Splitting Apart
Earth / Mountain
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth WindThe Receptive → The Gentle
Lower TrigramMountain EarthKeeping Still → The Receptive

Yilin Verse

王母多福,天祿所伏。居之寵光,君子有福。

The Queen Mother, rich in blessings; where heaven's bounty rests. Dwelling in splendor and favor; the noble man is blessed.

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

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