Hexagram:Following →Hexagram:Youthful Folly
I Ching Transformation
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
→
4
Youthful Folly
Meng
Mountain / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Lower TrigramThunder →Waterarousing to abysmal
Yilin Verse
蒼龍單獨，與石相觸，摧折兩角。
The azure dragon, alone, collided with a boulder; both horns snapped and broke.
— 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 4 (Youthful Folly). 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.