Hexagram 31: Influence → Hexagram 39: Obstruction

Influence
Lake / Mountain
Obstruction
Water / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 4).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake WaterThe Joyous → The Deep
Lower TrigramMountain Mountain

Yilin Verse

天厭周德,命與南國,以禮靜民,兵革休息。

Heaven wearies of Zhou's virtue; the mandate passes to the southern kingdom. With ritual they calm the people; weapons and war find rest.

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

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