咸 → 否
Hexagram 31: Influence → Hexagram 12: Standstill
䷞
咸
Influence
Lake / Mountain
→
䷋
否
Standstill
Heaven / Earth
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Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 3, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake → HeavenThe Joyous → The Creative
Lower TrigramMountain → EarthKeeping Still → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
望龍無目，不見手足，入水求玉，失其所欲。
Gazing at a dragon without eyes; not seeing hands or feet. Entering the water seeking jade; losing what one desires.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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