Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward → Hexagram 15: Modesty

Pushing Upward
Earth / Wind
Modesty
Earth / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 2).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Earth
Lower TrigramWind MountainThe Gentle → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

延頸遠望,昧為目病。不見叔姬,使伯憂心。

Craning the neck, gazing far; the eyes grow dim with illness. Not seeing the younger sister, the elder brother's heart is filled with worry.

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

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