Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake → Hexagram 17: Following

The Joyous Lake
Lake / Lake
Following
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 2).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake Lake
Lower TrigramLake ThunderThe Joyous → The Arousing

Yilin Verse

瞻白因弦,駑孱恐怯。任力墮劣,如蝟見鵲。偃視恐伏,不敢拒格。

Gazing at the white, drawing the string; the weak horse shrinks in fear. Strength failing, courage flagging, like a hedgehog seeing a magpie. Cowering low in dread, not daring to resist or fight.

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

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