Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire → Hexagram 49: Revolution

The Clinging Fire
Fire / Fire
Revolution
Lake / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire LakeThe Clinging → The Joyous
Lower TrigramFire Fire

Yilin Verse

言無要約,不成劵契,殷叔季姬,公孫爭之,強入委禽,不悅子南。

Words without binding promise; no contract is completed. Lord Yin and Lady Shu Ji; the ducal grandson contends for her. Forcing entry to present the betrothal gifts; Master Zinan is displeased.

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

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