Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake → Hexagram 59: Dispersion

The Joyous Lake
Lake / Lake
Dispersion
Wind / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake WindThe Joyous → The Gentle
Lower TrigramLake WaterThe Joyous → The Deep

Yilin Verse

鳥鳴巢端,一呼三顛。搖動東西,危魂不安。

A bird calls at the nest's edge, one cry, three tumbles. Shaking east and west, the frightened soul cannot rest.

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

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