Hexagram:Following →Hexagram:Keeping Still
I Ching Transformation
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
→
52
Keeping Still
Gen
Mountain / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Lower TrigramThunder →Mountainarousing to stillness
Yilin Verse
刺羊不當，血少無羹；女執空筐，不得採桑。
Slaughtering the sheep poorly -- too little blood for broth. The woman holds an empty basket; she cannot gather mulberry.
— 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 52 (Keeping Still). 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.