Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 57: The Gentle Wind

The Well
Water / Wind
The Gentle Wind
Wind / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater WindThe Deep → The Gentle
Lower TrigramWind Wind

Yilin Verse

原缺

The well spring moistens what lies below; wind carries the cool air onward. Moss traces spread ever farther, nourishing without sound. Roots drink from hidden currents; leaves receive the light of heaven.

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

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