Hexagram:Modesty Hexagram:Breakthrough

I Ching Transformation

15
Modesty
Qian
Earth / Mountain
43
Breakthrough
Guai
Lake / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramMountain Heavenstillness to creative

Yilin Verse

春桃生花,季女宜家;受福多年,男為封君。

Spring peach blossoms bloom; the youngest daughter graces her new home. Receiving blessing for many years; her son becomes an enfeoffed lord.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 15 (Modesty) to hexagram 43 (Breakthrough). 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.