Hexagram:Fellowship Hexagram:The Abysmal

I Ching Transformation

13
Fellowship
Tong Ren
Heaven / Fire
29
The Abysmal
Kan
Water / Water
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 TrigramFire Wateryin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

孔德如玉,出於幽谷;飛上喬木,鼓其羽翼,大光照國。

Virtue like fine jade, rising from the shadowed valley. Flying up to the tall tree; spreading its wings in great radiance that illumines the realm.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 13 (Fellowship) to hexagram 29 (The Abysmal). 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.