Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart → Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake

Splitting Apart
Earth / Mountain
The Joyous Lake
Lake / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramMountain LakeKeeping Still → The Joyous

Yilin Verse

播天舞,光地乳。神所守,樂無咎。言不信誤。

Spreading heaven in dance; light nourishes the earth. Guarded by the spirits; joy without blame. Yet words not trusted lead to error.

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

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