Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 20: Contemplation

The Well
Water / Wind
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater WindThe Deep → The Gentle
Lower TrigramWind EarthThe Gentle → The Receptive

Yilin Verse

五岳四瀆,沾濡為德。行不失理,民賴恩福。

The five sacred peaks, the four great rivers; their moisture and nourishment become virtue. Acting without departing from principle, the people depend upon their gracious blessings.

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

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