Hexagram:Work on the Decayed →Hexagram:The Abysmal
I Ching Transformation
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
→
29
The Abysmal
Kan
Water / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Waterstillness to abysmal
Lower TrigramWind →Watergentle to abysmal
Yilin Verse
褒后生虵，垂老盲微；側跌哀公，酉滅黃離。
Lady Bao bore a serpent; aged and blind, the light fades. Duke Ai stumbles and topples -- in the west, the yellow Li is extinguished.
— 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 29 (The Abysmal). 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.