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).
Line 1: 素履往無咎
素sùsimple
履lǚtreading
往wǎngforward
無wúnothing
咎jiùwrong
Line 4: 履虎尾愬愬終吉
履lǚtreading
虎hǔtiger
尾wěitail
愬sùpleading
愬sùpleading
終zhōngwill end
吉jípromise
Line 5: 夬履貞厲
夬guàidetermined
履lǚtread
貞zhēnpersistence
厲lìstressful
Line 6: 視履考祥其旋元吉
視shìstudy
履lǚfootsteps
考kǎoexamine
祥xiángomens
其qíif
旋xuáncome full circle
元yuánsupreme
吉jígood fortune
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.