Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 7: The Army

Oppression
Lake / Water
The Army
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake EarthThe Joyous → The Receptive
Lower TrigramWater Water

Yilin Verse

麞鹿逐牧,飽歸其居。還反次舍,樂得自如。

Deer and muntjac follow the pasture, sated they return to their dwelling. Coming back to rest in their shelter, content and at ease of their own accord.

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

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