坎 → 蠱
Hexagram 29: The Abysmal Water → Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed
䷜
坎
The Abysmal Water
Water / Water
→
䷑
蠱
Work on the Decayed
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater → MountainThe Deep → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramWater → WindThe Deep → The Gentle
Yilin Verse
深水難涉，塗難至轂。牛罷不進，濘陷我疾。
Deep water, hard to ford; the mud reaches the axle hubs. The ox is spent and will not advance; the mire traps me in affliction.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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