Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 29: The Abysmal Water

Oppression
Lake / Water
The Abysmal Water
Water / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 4).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake WaterThe Joyous → The Deep
Lower TrigramWater Water

Yilin Verse

委蛇循河,北至海涯。涉歷要荒,君世无他。

Winding along the river's course, northward to the ocean's edge. Traversing the distant wilds, the lord's generation knows no other fate.

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

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