Hexagram:Following →Hexagram:Work on the Decayed
I Ching Transformation
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
→
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Lower TrigramThunder →Windarousing to gentle
Yilin Verse
邊鄙不聳，民狎其野；穡人成功，年歲大有。
The borderlands are at peace; the people are familiar with their fields. The farmer succeeds in his work; the harvest is abundant.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 17 (Following) to hexagram 18 (Work on the Decayed). 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.