Hexagram 33: Retreat → Hexagram 48: The Well

Retreat
Heaven / Mountain
The Well
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven WaterThe Creative → The Deep
Lower TrigramMountain WindKeeping Still → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

老河虛空,舊井無魚,利得不饒,避患東鄰,禍入我門,使我悔存。

The old river is hollow and empty; the ancient well holds no fish. Profit gained is not generous; fleeing trouble to the eastern neighbor — disaster enters my gate, leaving me in regret.

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

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