Hexagram 24: Return → Hexagram 48: The Well

Return
Earth / Thunder
The Well
Water / Wind
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 TrigramThunder WindThe Arousing → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

鳥鳴葭端,一呼三顛。搖動東西,危而不安。靈祝禱祉,疾病無患。

A bird calls from a reed tip; one cry, three tumbles. Swaying east and west; precarious and unsettled. A spirit-priest prays for blessing; illness and ailment are no worry.

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

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