Hexagram 7: The Army → Hexagram 39: Obstruction

The Army
Earth / Water
Obstruction
Water / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramWater MountainThe Deep → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

武庫軍府,甲兵所聚。非里邑居,不可舍止。

The armory and military depot; where armor and weapons are gathered. It is not a village dwelling; one cannot lodge or stay there.

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

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