Hexagram 50: The Cauldron → Hexagram 33: Retreat

The Cauldron
Fire / Wind
Retreat
Heaven / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire HeavenThe Clinging → The Creative
Lower TrigramWind MountainThe Gentle → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

彭名為妖,暴龍作災。盜堯衣裳,聚跖荷兵。青禽照夜,三旦夷亡。

Peng Ming becomes a monster; the violent dragon brings disaster. Stealing Yao's robes, gathering Zhi's brigands in arms. The blue bird shines through the night; by the third dawn, the rebels are destroyed.

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

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