Hexagram 50: The Cauldron → Hexagram 39: Obstruction

The Cauldron
Fire / Wind
Obstruction
Water / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire WaterThe Clinging → The Deep
Lower TrigramWind MountainThe Gentle → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

陽春生長,萬物茂壯。垂枝布葉,君子比德。

In the warmth of spring, all things grow; the ten thousand creatures flourish and thrive. Branches droop, leaves spread; the gentleman takes this as his measure of virtue.

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

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