Hexagram 41: Decrease → Hexagram 19: Approach

Decrease
Mountain / Lake
Approach
Earth / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain EarthKeeping Still → The Receptive
Lower TrigramLake Lake

Yilin Verse

元吉无咎,安寧不殆。

Supremely auspicious, without blame; peaceful and tranquil, free from peril.

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

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