Hexagram:Standstill →Hexagram:Waiting
I Ching Transformation
12
Standstill
Pi
Heaven / Earth
→
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramHeaven →Watercreative to abysmal
Lower TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
避患東西，反入禍門；糠糟不屬，憂動我心。
Fleeing trouble east and west, one stumbles into disaster's gate. Chaff and dregs cannot hold together; worry stirs my heart.
— 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 5 (Waiting). 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.