Hexagram:Approach →Hexagram:The Creative
I Ching Transformation
19
Approach
Lin
Earth / Lake
→
1
The Creative
Qian
Heaven / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramLake →Heavenjoyous to creative
Yilin Verse
黃獹生馬，白戌為母。晉師在郊，虞公出走。
A yellow bitch bears a horse; a white hound serves as mother. The Jin army at the border -- the Duke of Yu flees.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 19 (Approach) to hexagram 1 (The Creative). 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.