Hexagram:Great Possession Hexagram:Gathering Together

I Ching Transformation

14
Great Possession
Da You
Fire / Heaven
45
Gathering Together
Cui
Lake / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Lakeclinging to joyous
Lower TrigramHeaven Earthyin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

雀行求食,出門見鷂;顛蹶上下,幾無所處。

A sparrow ventures out seeking food and meets a sparrowhawk at the gate. Tumbling up and down; it almost has nowhere to go.

— 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 45 (Gathering Together). 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.