損 → 觀
Hexagram 41: Decrease → Hexagram 20: Contemplation
䷨
損
Decrease
Mountain / Lake
→
䷓
觀
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain → WindKeeping Still → The Gentle
Lower TrigramLake → EarthThe Joyous → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
奮翅鼓翼，翱翔外國。逍遙徙倚，來歸溫室。
Spreading wings, beating pinions; soaring and roaming in foreign lands. Wandering at ease, lingering and leaning; returning home to the warm chamber.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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