Hexagram:Work on the Decayed →Hexagram:Following
I Ching Transformation
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
→
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Lakestillness to joyous
Lower TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing
Yilin Verse
舉趾振翼，南至嘉國；見我伯姊，與惠相得。
Lifting feet and spreading wings, flying south to a fine land; there I find my eldest sister, and we share kindness and contentment.
— 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 17 (Following). 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.