Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 17: Following

The Well
Water / Wind
Following
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater LakeThe Deep → The Joyous
Lower TrigramWind ThunderThe Gentle → The Arousing

Yilin Verse

蜆見不祥,禍起我鄉。行人畏亡,使命不通。

An ill omen appears; disaster arises in my village. Travelers fear for their lives; messages cannot get through.

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

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