Hexagram 7: The Army → Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly

The Army
Earth / Water
Youthful Folly
Mountain / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth MountainThe Receptive → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramWater Water

Yilin Verse

折葉蔽目,不見稚叔。三足孤烏,遠其元夫。

Folding a leaf to cover the eyes, unable to see the young uncle. The three-legged solitary crow; far from her original husband.

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

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