Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet → Hexagram 59: Dispersion

Coming to Meet
Heaven / Wind
Dispersion
Wind / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven WindThe Creative → The Gentle
Lower TrigramWind WaterThe Gentle → The Deep

Yilin Verse

山險難登,澗中多石。車馳轊擊,重載傷軸。擔負善躓,跌踒右足。

Mountain steep, hard to climb; the ravine is full of stones. The cart races, hubs collide; the heavy load breaks the axle. The porter stumbles easily; he trips and injures his right foot.

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

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