Hexagram:Standstill →Hexagram:Limitation
I Ching Transformation
12
Standstill
Pi
Heaven / Earth
→
60
Limitation
Jie
Water / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramHeaven →Watercreative to abysmal
Lower TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Yilin Verse
牧羊稻園，聞虎喧嚾；思恐悚息，終無禍患。
Herding sheep in the rice garden; one hears the tiger's roar. Trembling with fear and held breath; yet in the end, no disaster comes.
— 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 60 (Limitation). 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.