Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly → Hexagram 29: The Abysmal Water

Youthful Folly
Mountain / Water
The Abysmal Water
Water / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain WaterKeeping Still → The Deep
Lower TrigramWater Water

Yilin Verse

白龍黑虎,起鐐暴怒。戰於涿鹿,蚩尤敗走。居止不殆,君安其所。

White dragon, black tiger; rearing up in furious rage. They battle at Zhuolu; Chiyou is routed and flees. One dwells and stays without peril; the lord is at peace in his place.

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

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