Hexagram:Fellowship Hexagram:The Army

I-Ching Transformation

13
Fellowship
Tong Ren
Heaven / Fire
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Line 1: 同人于門無咎

tóngfellowship with
rénothers
at
méngate
no
jiùblame

Line 2: 同人于宗吝

tóngfellowship with
rénothers
only in
zōngclan
lìnembarrassment

Line 3: 伏戎于莽升其高陵三歲不興

cache
róngweapons
in
mǎngunderbrush
shēngclimbing up
one's
gāohighest
línghills
sānthree
suìyears
of
xīngexuberance

Line 4: 乘其墉弗克攻吉

chéngmounting
one's
yōngbattlement
but not
capable of
gōngto attack
promising

Line 5: 同人先號咷而後笑大師克相遇

tóngfellowship with
rénothers
xiānbegins
háowailing
táoweeping
érand then
hòufollows with
xiàolaughter
great
shīarmies
can manage
xiāngeach other
to entertain

Line 6: 同人于郊無悔

tóngfellowship with
rénothers
in
jiāoouter districts
no
huǐto regret

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven Earthyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramFire Wateryin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

望尚阿衡,太宰周公;藩屏湯武,立為侯王。

Looking up to the esteemed Yi Yin, Grand Steward the Duke of Zhou. Shielding Tang and Wu as bulwark; they were established as feudal lords.

— 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 7 (The Army). 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.