中孚

Hexagram 7: The Army → Hexagram 61: Inner Truth

The Army
Earth / Water
中孚
Inner Truth
Wind / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth WindThe Receptive → The Gentle
Lower TrigramWater LakeThe Deep → The Joyous

Yilin Verse

葛藟蒙棘,華不得實。讒佞亂政,使恩壅塞。

Kudzu vine smothers the thorn bush; flowers but no fruit. Slander and flattery disorder governance; causing grace to be blocked.

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

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