Hexagram:Work on the Decayed →Hexagram:Conflict
I-Ching Transformation
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
→
6
Conflict
Song
Heaven / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Heavenstillness to creative
Lower TrigramWind →Watergentle to abysmal
Yilin Verse
長舌亂家，大斧破車；陽陰不得，姬姜衰憂。
The long tongue ruins the household; the great axe shatters the cart. Yang and yin cannot unite -- the Ji and Jiang clans decline in sorrow.
— 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 6 (Conflict). 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.