Hexagram 39: Obstruction → Hexagram 27: Nourishment

Obstruction
Water / Mountain
Nourishment
Mountain / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater MountainThe Deep → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramMountain ThunderKeeping Still → The Arousing

Yilin Verse

張羅百目,鳥不得北。縮頸掛翼,困於窘國。君子治德,獲譽受福。

A net spread with a hundred eyes; the birds cannot flee north. Necks drawn back and wings pinned, trapped in a desperate land. The gentleman cultivates virtue and reaps praise and blessings.

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

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