Hexagram 49: Revolution → Hexagram 38: Opposition

Revolution
Lake / Fire
Opposition
Fire / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake FireThe Joyous → The Clinging
Lower TrigramFire LakeThe Clinging → The Joyous

Yilin Verse

久陰霖雨,泥塗行潦。商人休止,市空无寶。

Long yin-rains fall without ceasing; mud and mire flood the roads. The merchants halt their business; the market stands empty, devoid of treasure.

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

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