Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire → Hexagram 41: Decrease

The Clinging Fire
Fire / Fire
Decrease
Mountain / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire MountainThe Clinging → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramFire LakeThe Clinging → The Joyous

Yilin Verse

南山大木,文身其目,制命出令,東里田畝,尊主安居,鄭國無患。

Great tree of the southern mountain; patterned bark, watchful eyes. Issuing commands and edicts; eastern village, field and furrow. The honored lord dwells in peace; the state of Zheng is free from trouble.

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

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