Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 17: Following

Dispersion
Wind / Water
Following
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind LakeThe Gentle → The Joyous
Lower TrigramWater ThunderThe Deep → The Arousing

Yilin Verse

潔身白齒,衰老復起。多孫眾子,宜利姑舅。

Pure body and white teeth; the aged one rises restored. With many grandchildren and sons, it is auspicious for parents-in-law.

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

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