Hexagram 31: Influence → Hexagram 45: Gathering Together

Influence
Lake / Mountain
Gathering Together
Lake / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 3).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake Lake
Lower TrigramMountain EarthKeeping Still → The Receptive

Yilin Verse

桀跖並處,民之愁苦,擁兵荷糧,戰於齊魯,合巹同牢,姬姜並居。

Jie and Zhi dwell together; the people grieve in sorrow. Bearing arms and shouldering grain; they fight between Qi and Lu. Sharing the wedding cup and feast; Ji and Jiang reside together.

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

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