歸妹 → 師
Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden → Hexagram 7: The Army
䷵
歸妹
The Marrying Maiden
Thunder / Lake
→
䷆
師
The Army
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 4).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder → EarthThe Arousing → The Receptive
Lower TrigramLake → WaterThe Joyous → The Deep
Yilin Verse
炙魚枯斗，張伺夜鼠。舌不忍味，機發為祟。笮不得去。
Roasting dried fish on a withered brazier, setting the trap for the night rat. The tongue cannot savor the taste; the mechanism springs and brings calamity. Pressed tight, unable to escape.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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