Hexagram:Great Possession Hexagram:The Abysmal

I Ching Transformation

14
Great Possession
Da You
Fire / Heaven
29
The Abysmal
Kan
Water / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramHeaven Watercreative to abysmal

Yilin Verse

天地九重,堯舜履中;正冠垂裳,宇宙平康。

Heaven and earth in nine tiers; Yao and Shun walk the middle way. Straightening the crown, letting robes hang; the cosmos is level and at peace.

— 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 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.