Hexagram:Work on the Decayed →Hexagram:Enthusiasm
I-Ching Transformation
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
→
16
Enthusiasm
Yu
Thunder / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Thunderstillness to arousing
Lower TrigramWind →Earthgentle to receptive
Yilin Verse
昧視無光，夜不見明；冥抵空床，季葉逃亡。
Dim-sighted and without light; night offers no brightness. Groping blindly, I strike an empty bed -- the youngest son has fled.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 18 (Work on the Decayed) to hexagram 16 (Enthusiasm). 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.