Hexagram 29: The Abysmal Water → Hexagram 52: Keeping Still Mountain

The Abysmal Water
Water / Water
Keeping Still Mountain
Mountain / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater MountainThe Deep → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramWater MountainThe Deep → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

妄怒失精,自令畏悔,忪忪之懼,君子無咎。

Reckless anger wastes one's spirit; it brings only fear and regret. Trembling with dread; the noble man bears no blame.

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

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