坎 → 觀
Hexagram 29: The Abysmal Water → Hexagram 20: Contemplation
䷜
坎
The Abysmal Water
Water / Water
→
䷓
觀
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater → WindThe Deep → The Gentle
Lower TrigramWater → EarthThe Deep → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
履虵躡虺，與鬼相視，驚哭失氣，如騎虎尾。
Treading on serpents, stepping on vipers; locking eyes with a ghost. Crying out in shock, losing one's breath -- like riding a tiger's tail.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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