Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 15: Modesty

Dispersion
Wind / Water
Modesty
Earth / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind EarthThe Gentle → The Receptive
Lower TrigramWater MountainThe Deep → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

娶於姜呂,駕迎新婦。少齊在門,夫子悅喜。

The bridal sedan passes through the lane, gongs and drums sounding. Both families hang red silk before their gates. The bride steps down and lifts her veil — in the courtyard, old and young are beaming.

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

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