Hexagram:Modesty →Hexagram:Conflict
I Ching Transformation
15
Modesty
Qian
Earth / Mountain
→
6
Conflict
Song
Heaven / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramMountain →Waterstillness to abysmal
Yilin Verse
磨鐵成針，日短功微。未成寸器，白首猶揮。
Grinding iron into a needle, days are short and progress slight. Before even a small tool is made, the hair turns white — and still one toils.
— 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 6 (Conflict). 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.