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).

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.