Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart

Dispersion
Wind / Water
Splitting Apart
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

為虎所囓,太山之陽。眾多從者,莫敢救藏。

Bitten by the tiger on the southern slope of Mount Tai. Though many followers are present, none dare rescue or give shelter.

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

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