Hexagram 7: The Army → Hexagram 56: The Wanderer

The Army
Earth / Water
The Wanderer
Mountain / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth MountainThe Receptive → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramWater FireThe Deep → The Clinging

Yilin Verse

空槽注豬,獖彘不到。張弓祝雞,雄父飛去。

An empty trough poured for pigs; the gelded boar does not come. Drawing a bow at the rooster; the cock flies away.

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

The Six Lines app includes all 4,096 Yilin verses, each with original ink brush artwork and full commentary. Download on the App Store

Related Pages