Hexagram:Approach →Hexagram:Influence
I-Ching Transformation
19
Approach
Lin
Earth / Lake
→
31
Influence
Xian
Lake / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Line 1: 咸臨貞吉
咸xiánunited
臨líntaking charge
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jípromising
Line 2: 咸臨吉無不利
咸xiánunited
臨líntaking charge
吉jípromising
無wúwithout
不bùdoubt
利lìworthwhile
Line 3: 甘臨無攸利既憂之無咎
甘gānsweet
臨líntaking charge
無wúthis is no
攸yōudirection
利lìwith merit
既jìwhen finished
憂yōuindulge in
之zhīthis
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line 4: 至臨無咎
至zhìcomplete
臨líntaking charge
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line 5: 知臨大君之宜吉
知zhīinformed
臨líntaking charge
大dàgreat
君jūnnoble
之zhī...'s
宜yínecessity
吉jípromising
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Yilin Verse
泱泱沸溢，水泉為害，使我無賴。
Waters surging and boiling over; the springs become a bane, leaving me destitute.
— 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 31 (Influence). 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.