Hexagram:Treading Hexagram:The Army

I Ching Transformation

10
Treading
Lu
Heaven / Lake
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven Earthyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramLake Waterjoyous to abysmal

Yilin Verse

羊腸九縈,相推併前;止須王孫,乃能上天。

The winding sheep-gut trail, nine turns pushing onward. One must await the prince; only then can one ascend to heaven.

— 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 7 (The Army). 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.