Hexagram 33: Retreat → Hexagram 2: The Receptive

Retreat
Heaven / Mountain
The Receptive
Earth / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven EarthThe Creative → The Receptive
Lower TrigramMountain EarthKeeping Still → The Receptive

Yilin Verse

周成之隆,刑措無凶,太宰讚佑,君子作仁。

The flourishing reign of King Cheng of Zhou; punishments set aside, no misfortune. The Grand Chancellor gives aid and praise; the noble man enacts benevolence.

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

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