Hexagram 59: Dispersion → Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake

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

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

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

Yilin Verse

昭公失常,季女悖狂。遜齊處野,喪其寵光。

Duke Zhao lost his proper way; the Ji woman fell to wild madness. Yielding to Qi, dwelling in the wilds, they lost their favor and glory.

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

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