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What is the difference between a wandering soul hexagram and a returning soul hexagram?

A returning soul hexagram has its three lower lines returning to exactly the yin-yang state of the pure hexagram that opens the palace, while a wandering soul hexagram does not restore its line structure in that way. As for the positions of the Ruling and Response lines, the wandering soul coincides with the fourth ruling position, and the returning soul coincides with the third ruling position, so to tell them apart you must examine the line structure, not just look at the positions of the Ruling and Response lines.

From the article “Where to Start When Setting Up a Liu Yao Hexagram: How the 64 Hexagrams Divide Into Eight Palaces, From the Pure Hexagram to the Fifth Generation, Wandering Soul and Returning Soul, What Element Each Palace Carries, and How Na Jia Assigns Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches”