Hexagram 5: Waiting → Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward

Waiting
Water / Heaven
Pushing Upward
Earth / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater EarthThe Deep → The Receptive
Lower TrigramHeaven WindThe Creative → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

凶子禍孫,把劍向門。凶訟讙囂,驚駭我家。

Vicious son, ruinous grandson; grasping sword, facing the gate. Violent dispute and uproar; they terrify my household.

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

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