Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward → Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed

Pushing Upward
Earth / Wind
Work on the Decayed
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth MountainThe Receptive → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramWind Wind

Yilin Verse

盲者張目,跛踦起行。瞻望日月,與王相迎。

The blind man opens his eyes; the lame man rises and walks. They gaze upon the sun and moon, and go forth to greet the king.

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

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