Hexagram:Modesty →Hexagram:Small Taming
I Ching Transformation
15
Modesty
Qian
Earth / Mountain
→
9
Small Taming
Xiao Chu
Wind / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Windreceptive to gentle
Lower TrigramMountain →Heavenstillness to creative
Yilin Verse
江河淮海，天之都市；商人受福，國家富有。
The Yangtze, the Yellow, the Huai, the sea: heaven's great marketplace. Merchants receive blessings; the state grows rich and full.
— 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 9 (Small Taming). 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.