Hexagram 31: Influence → Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly

Influence
Lake / Mountain
Youthful Folly
Mountain / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake MountainThe Joyous → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramMountain WaterKeeping Still → The Deep

Yilin Verse

國馬生角,陰孽萌作,變易常服,君失于宅。

The state's horses sprout horns; dark portents begin to stir. They change and alter the proper garments; the ruler loses his dwelling.

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

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