Hexagram 27: Nourishment → Hexagram 31: Influence

Nourishment
Mountain / Thunder
Influence
Lake / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain LakeKeeping Still → The Joyous
Lower TrigramThunder MountainThe Arousing → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

喜笑不常,失其福慶。口辟言𤴾,行者畏忌。

Joy and laughter do not last; blessings and good fortune are lost. The mouth gapes, speech grows rash; travelers grow wary and afraid.

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

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