Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 24: Return

The Well
Water / Wind
Return
Earth / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater EarthThe Deep → The Receptive
Lower TrigramWind ThunderThe Gentle → The Arousing

Yilin Verse

明月作晝,大人失居。眾星宵亂,不知所據。

The bright moon turns night to day; the great man loses his dwelling. The myriad stars swarm in confusion through the night; none knows where to stand.

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

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