Hexagram:Standstill →Hexagram:Approach
I Ching Transformation
12
Standstill
Pi
Heaven / Earth
→
19
Approach
Lin
Earth / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramHeaven →Earthyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Yilin Verse
猿墮高木，不踒手足；保我金玉，還歸其室。
The gibbon falls from a high tree yet does not injure hand or foot. Guarding my gold and jade, it returns to its chamber.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 12 (Standstill) to hexagram 19 (Approach). 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.