Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning → Hexagram 40: Deliverance

Difficulty at the Beginning
Water / Thunder
Deliverance
Thunder / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater ThunderThe Deep → The Arousing
Lower TrigramThunder WaterThe Arousing → The Deep

Yilin Verse

山陵丘墓,魂魄失舍。精神盡竭,長寢不覺。

Hills, mounds, and tombs; the soul and spirit lose their resting place. Vital essence is utterly spent; one lies in long sleep, never waking.

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

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