Hexagram:Great Possession Hexagram:Difficulty at the Beginning

I Ching Transformation

14
Great Possession
Da You
Fire / Heaven
3
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun
Water / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramHeaven Thundercreative to arousing

Yilin Verse

譐譐所言,莫知我恆;懽樂堅固,可以長安。

Cautious in every word; none understand my constancy. Joy and delight are solid and firm; one may thereby find lasting 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 3 (Difficulty at the Beginning). 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.