解 → 觀
Hexagram 40: Deliverance → Hexagram 20: Contemplation
䷧
解
Deliverance
Thunder / Water
→
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觀
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder → WindThe Arousing → The Gentle
Lower TrigramWater → EarthThe Deep → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
陪依在位，乘非其器。折足覆餗，毀傷寶玉。
Placed through favor, not merit, riding a vessel beyond his worth. The cauldrons leg breaks, stew overturns; precious jade is ruined and harmed.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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