Hexagram 56: The Wanderer → Hexagram 48: The Well

The Wanderer
Mountain / Fire
The Well
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain WaterKeeping Still → The Deep
Lower TrigramFire WindThe Clinging → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

慈母赤子,享賜得士,獲夷服除。以安王家,側陋逢時。

A loving mother and her infant; the gifts bestowed win worthy men. The frontier is pacified, robes of office conferred. The royal house is put at ease; the humble find their moment.

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

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