Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake → Hexagram 20: Contemplation

The Joyous Lake
Lake / Lake
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake WindThe Joyous → The Gentle
Lower TrigramLake EarthThe Joyous → The Receptive

Yilin Verse

舞非其處,失節多悔,不合我意。

Dancing in the wrong place, missing the rhythm, full of regret; it does not suit my intention.

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

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