Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 19: Approach

The Well
Water / Wind
Approach
Earth / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater EarthThe Deep → The Receptive
Lower TrigramWind LakeThe Gentle → The Joyous

Yilin Verse

順風吹火,牽騎驥尾。易為功力,因權受福。

Blowing fire with a following wind; grasping the tail of a swift steed. Easy the effort and easy the gain; by seizing the advantage, one receives good fortune.

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

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