Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 20: Contemplation

Dispersion
Wind / Water
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 2).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind Wind
Lower TrigramWater EarthThe Deep → The Receptive

Yilin Verse

鳥飛无翼,兔走折足。雖欲會同,未得毉功。

A bird flies without wings; a rabbit runs with broken legs. Though one wishes to join the gathering, healing skill cannot be reached.

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

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