Hexagram 33: Retreat → Hexagram 7: The Army

Retreat
Heaven / Mountain
The Army
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven EarthThe Creative → The Receptive
Lower TrigramMountain WaterKeeping Still → The Deep

Yilin Verse

堅固相親,曰篤无患,六體不易,執以安全,雨師駕西,濡我轂輪,張伯李季,各坐關門。

Steadfast bonds, mutual closeness; firm and sure, without calamity. The six limbs do not shift; held fast in safety. The Rain Master drives west, soaking our wheel hubs. Zhang Bo and Li Ji each sit guarding their gates.

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

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