Hexagram:Treading Hexagram:Pushing Upward

I-Ching Transformation

10
Treading
Lu
Heaven / Lake
46
Pushing Upward
Sheng
Earth / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Line 1: 素履往無咎

simple
treading
wǎngforward
nothing
jiùwrong

Line 3: 眇能視跛能履履虎尾咥人凶武人為于大君

miǎoone-eyed
néngcan
shìto see
lame
néngcan
to walk
treading
tiger
wěitail
diéthe bitten
rénone's
xiōngmisfortune
military
rénone
wéiacts
in the place of
great
jūnsuperior

Line 4: 履虎尾愬愬終吉

treading
tiger
wěitail
pleading
pleading
zhōngwill end
promise

Line 5: 夬履貞厲

guàidetermined
tread
zhēnpersistence
stressful

Line 6: 視履考祥其旋元吉

shìstudy
footsteps
kǎoexamine
xiángomens
if
xuáncome full circle
yuánsupreme
good fortune

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven Earthyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramLake Windjoyous to gentle

Yilin Verse

牧為代守,饗食甘賜;得吏士意,戰大破胡,長安國家。

The shepherd becomes the governor; feasting and granting sweet rewards. Winning the hearts of soldiers and clerks; in battle, he shatters the Hu completely -- bringing lasting peace to the state.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 10 (Treading) to hexagram 46 (Pushing Upward). 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.