Hexagram:The Creative →Hexagram:Holding Together
I Ching Transformation
1
The Creative
Qian
Heaven / Heaven
→
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramHeaven →Watercreative to abysmal
Lower TrigramHeaven →Earthyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
中夜狗吠，盜在墻外。神明祐助，銷散皆去。
In the middle of the night the dog barks; thieves lurk beyond the wall. By the spirits’ aid and protection, all scatter and depart.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 1 (The Creative) to hexagram 8 (Holding Together). In the I Ching, when a reading produces changing lines, the hexagram transforms into another hexagram, providing guidance for both the current situation and its eventual evolution.