Hexagram:Approach →Hexagram:Retreat
I Ching Transformation
19
Approach
Lin
Earth / Lake
→
33
Retreat
Dun
Heaven / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Yilin Verse
八百諸侯，不期同時；慕西文德，興我宗族。家門雍雍。
Eight hundred lords, unplanned, arrive at the same hour; drawn to the virtue of King Wen, they raise our clan anew. The household is harmonious and warm.
— 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 33 (Retreat). 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.