Hexagram 49: Revolution → Hexagram 35: Progress

Revolution
Lake / Fire
Progress
Fire / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake FireThe Joyous → The Clinging
Lower TrigramFire EarthThe Clinging → The Receptive

Yilin Verse

牽尾不前,逆理失臣。惠朔以奔。

The plow-ox won't budge, the whip is broken. The cart sinks in deep ruts — pushing is useless. The loyal minister remonstrates bitterly but the lord won't listen — removing his seal, hanging up his cap, he leaves the city by night.

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

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