復 → 井
Hexagram 24: Return → Hexagram 48: The Well
䷗
復
Return
Earth / Thunder
→
䷯
井
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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