Hexagram 56: The Wanderer → Hexagram 47: Oppression

The Wanderer
Mountain / Fire
Oppression
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain LakeKeeping Still → The Joyous
Lower TrigramFire WaterThe Clinging → The Deep

Yilin Verse

鴉噪庭中,以戒災凶。重門擊柝,備憂暴客。

Crows caw in the courtyard, a warning of coming disaster. The layered gates are struck with clappers, guarding against sudden intruders.

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

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