Hexagram:Great Possession Hexagram:Contemplation

I Ching Transformation

14
Great Possession
Da You
Fire / Heaven
20
Contemplation
Guan
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Windclinging to gentle
Lower TrigramHeaven Earthyin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

白雲繞山不知老,古松抱石自生苔。劍氣化為清風過,香煙裊裊入天台。

White clouds circle the mountain, ageless; ancient pines clasp rocks where moss grows on its own. Sword-qi dissolves into a passing breeze — incense smoke curls upward toward the Heavenly Terrace.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 14 (Great Possession) to hexagram 20 (Contemplation). 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.