Hexagram 7: The Army → Hexagram 27: Nourishment

The Army
Earth / Water
Nourishment
Mountain / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth MountainThe Receptive → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramWater ThunderThe Deep → The Arousing

Yilin Verse

鴉鳴庭中,以戒災凶。重門擊柝,備不速客。

The crow caws in the courtyard, warning of disaster and misfortune. Doubling the gates, striking the watchman's clapper; guarding against uninvited guests.

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

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