師 → 屯
Hexagram 7: The Army → Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
䷆
師
The Army
Earth / Water
→
䷂
屯
Difficulty at the Beginning
Water / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramWater → ThunderThe Deep → The Arousing
Yilin Verse
殊類異路，心不相慕。牝牛牡猳，獨無室家。
Different kinds, different roads; hearts that do not yearn for each other. A cow and a boar; alone without household or home.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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