Hexagram:Enthusiasm →Hexagram:Waiting
I Ching Transformation
16
Enthusiasm
Yu
Thunder / Earth
→
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder →Waterarousing to abysmal
Lower TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
氈裘羶國，文禮不飭；跨馬控弦，伐我都邑。
A land of felt robes and rank mutton, where rites and courtesy are not observed; astride horses, drawing bows, they attack our capital.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 16 (Enthusiasm) to hexagram 5 (Waiting). 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.