井 → 蠱
Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed
䷯
井
The Well
Water / Wind
→
䷑
蠱
Work on the Decayed
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater → MountainThe Deep → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramWind → Wind
Yilin Verse
无事招禍，自取災殃。畜狼養虎，必見賊傷。
Without cause he invites disaster, bringing calamity upon himself. Raising wolves, rearing tigers; one is certain to suffer the wounds of these thieves.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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