Hexagram:Peace Hexagram:Gathering Together

I-Ching Transformation

11
Peace
Tai
Earth / Heaven
45
Gathering Together
Cui
Lake / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

Line 1: 拔茅茹以其彙征吉

pulling
máothatch
by the roots
thereby
uprooting its
huìwhole cluster
zhēngto expedite
promising

Line 2: 包荒用馮河不遐遺朋亡得尚于中行

bāoembrace
huāngthe wilderness
yòngpractical
píngto cross
river
avoid
xiáaloofness
neglect
péngcompanions
wángimpermanent
learn
shàngthe value
in
zhōngbalanced
xíngaction

Line 3: 無平不陂無往不復艱貞無咎勿恤其孚于食有福

there is not
pínglevel
without
slope
there is no
wǎnggoing
without
return
jiāndifficult
zhēnto persist
without
jiùmistake
do not
worry
these
certainties
in
shínourishment
yǒufind
happiness

Line 4: 翩翩不富以其鄰不戒以孚

piānfluttering
piānfluttering
no
enrichment
making use of
one's
línneighbors
avoid
jièlimit
the ways
trust

Line 5: 帝乙歸妹以祉元吉

Lord
Yi (next to the last Shang Emperor)
guīgiving
mèihis little sister
meant
zhǐhappiness
yuánfirst-rate
good fortune

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramHeaven Earthyin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

羔衣豹裘,高易我家;君子維好。

In lambskin robe and leopard fur, he ennobles our household. The gentleman maintains fine friendship.

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

The Six Lines app includes all 4,096 Yilin verses with original ink brush artwork and full commentary. Download on the App Store

Related Pages

About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 11 (Peace) to hexagram 45 (Gathering 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.