Hexagram:Work on the Decayed →Hexagram:The Arousing
I Ching Transformation
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
→
51
The Arousing
Zhen
Thunder / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Thunderstillness to arousing
Lower TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing
Yilin Verse
德惠孔明，雖衰復章，保其室堂。
Virtue and kindness shine brightly; though diminished, they blaze again -- the household and hall are preserved.
— 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 51 (The Arousing). 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.