Hexagram 33: Retreat → Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward

Retreat
Heaven / Mountain
Pushing Upward
Earth / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven EarthThe Creative → The Receptive
Lower TrigramMountain WindKeeping Still → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

中夜狗吠,盜在廬外,神光祐助,消散解去。

In the depth of night, the dog barks; a thief lurks outside the cottage. Divine light offers aid and protection; the danger disperses and departs.

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

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