Hexagram:Modesty →Hexagram:The Creative

I Ching Transformation

15
Modesty
Qian
Earth / Mountain
→
1
The Creative
Qian
Heaven / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramMountain →Heavenstillness to creative

Yilin Verse

喋囁處曜，昧冥相待；多言少實，終無成事。

Chattering and flickering in the glare; dim darkness waits upon itself. Many words, little substance; in the end, nothing is accomplished.

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

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Related Pages

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About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 15 (Modesty) to hexagram 1 (The Creative). 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.