Hexagram 43: Breakthrough → Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart

Breakthrough
Lake / Heaven
Splitting Apart
Earth / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake EarthThe Joyous → The Receptive
Lower TrigramHeaven MountainThe Creative → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

隨時春草,舊枝葉起。扶踈條桃,長大美盛,華沃鑠舒。

Spring grass follows the season; old branches put forth new leaves. The peach tree spreads its luxuriant boughs, growing tall, splendid, and grand; its blossoms rich and resplendent.

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

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