Hexagram 6: Conflict → Hexagram 29: The Abysmal Water

Conflict
Heaven / Water
The Abysmal Water
Water / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven WaterThe Creative → The Deep
Lower TrigramWater Water

Yilin Verse

初憂後喜,與福為市。八佾列陳,飲御諸友。

First worry, then joy; trading sorrow for fortune. Eight rows arranged in columns; drinking with all friends.

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

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