Hexagram:Following →Hexagram:The Army
I Ching Transformation
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
→
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Earthjoyous to receptive
Lower TrigramThunder →Waterarousing to abysmal
Yilin Verse
齎貝贖狸，不聽我辭。繫於虎鬚，牽不得來。
Bringing cowrie shells to ransom a wildcat, it will not heed my words. Tied to the tiger whiskers, it cannot be pulled free.
— 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 7 (The Army). 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.