Hexagram 7: The Army → Hexagram 43: Breakthrough

The Army
Earth / Water
Breakthrough
Lake / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramWater HeavenThe Deep → The Creative

Yilin Verse

文山紫芝,雍梁朱草。生長和氣,福祿來處。

On Mount Wen, purple lingzhi; in Yong and Liang, vermillion herbs. Growing in harmonious qi; fortune and blessings come to dwell.

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

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