兌 → 大壯
Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake → Hexagram 34: Great Power
䷹
兌
The Joyous Lake
Lake / Lake
→
䷡
大壯
Great Power
Thunder / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 3, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake → ThunderThe Joyous → The Arousing
Lower TrigramLake → HeavenThe Joyous → The Creative
Yilin Verse
雄鵠延頸，欲飛入關。雨師洒道，瀸我袍裘。重車難前，侍者稽止。
The male swan stretches its neck, wanting to fly through the pass. The Rain Master sprinkles the road, soaking my cloak and coat. The heavy cart cannot advance; attendants halt and delay.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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