復 → 臨
Hexagram 24: Return → Hexagram 19: Approach
䷗
復
Return
Earth / Thunder
→
䷒
臨
Approach
Earth / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 2).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → Earth
Lower TrigramThunder → LakeThe Arousing → The Joyous
Yilin Verse
尚刑懷義，月出平地。國亂天常，咎徵滅亡。
Exalting punishment, cherishing righteousness; the moon rises from level ground. The state defies heaven's constant way; omens of blame foretell its ruin.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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