Hexagram:Enthusiasm →Hexagram:The Gentle
I Ching Transformation
16
Enthusiasm
Yu
Thunder / Earth
→
57
The Gentle
Xun
Wind / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder →Windarousing to gentle
Lower TrigramEarth →Windreceptive to gentle
Yilin Verse
登階上堂，見吾父兄；左酒右漿，與福相迎。
Ascending the stairs, entering the hall, I see my father and brothers; wine on the left, broth on the right -- we welcome blessings together.
— 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 57 (The Gentle). 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.