Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart → Hexagram 60: Limitation

Splitting Apart
Earth / Mountain
Limitation
Water / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramMountain LakeKeeping Still → The Joyous

Yilin Verse

虵行蜿蜒,不能上阪。履節安居,可以無憂。

The serpent winds and slithers, unable to climb the slope. Treading on measure and dwelling in peace, one may be free from worry.

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

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