Hexagram 39: Obstruction → Hexagram 31: Influence

Obstruction
Water / Mountain
Influence
Lake / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 4).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater LakeThe Deep → The Joyous
Lower TrigramMountain Mountain

Yilin Verse

日月並居,常暗且微。高山萌顛,丘陵為谿。

Sun and moon dwell together, ever dark and dim. High mountains crumble from their peaks; hills become valleys.

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

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