Hexagram 41: Decrease → Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire

Decrease
Mountain / Lake
The Clinging Fire
Fire / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain FireKeeping Still → The Clinging
Lower TrigramLake FireThe Joyous → The Clinging

Yilin Verse

戴堯扶禹,松喬彭祖。西過王母,道路夷易,无敢難者。

Upholding Yao, supporting Yu; Chisong and Pengzu. Journeying west past the Queen Mother; the road smooth and easy, none daring to hinder.

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

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