Hexagram 49: Revolution → Hexagram 20: Contemplation

Revolution
Lake / Fire
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake WindThe Joyous → The Gentle
Lower TrigramFire EarthThe Clinging → The Receptive

Yilin Verse

飛不遠去,法為罔待,祿養未富。

It flies but does not go far; the law's net lies in wait. Salary and sustenance remain meager.

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

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