蹇 → 觀
Hexagram 39: Obstruction → Hexagram 20: Contemplation
䷦
蹇
Obstruction
Water / Mountain
→
䷓
觀
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 3, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater → WindThe Deep → The Gentle
Lower TrigramMountain → EarthKeeping Still → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
牙孽生齒,室蟠啟戶。幽人利貞,鼓翼起舞。
Buds and shoots break through like teeth; coiled in the chamber, the door opens. The hidden one finds benefit in steadfastness, spreading wings and rising to dance.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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