Hexagram 31: Influence → Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward

Influence
Lake / Mountain
Pushing Upward
Earth / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake EarthThe Joyous → The Receptive
Lower TrigramMountain WindKeeping Still → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

南與凶俱,破車失襦,西行無袴,亡其寶賂。

Going south with misfortune; the cart breaks, the jacket is lost. Traveling west without trousers; losing one's precious goods.

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

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