Hexagram:Approach →Hexagram:Oppression
I Ching Transformation
19
Approach
Lin
Earth / Lake
→
47
Oppression
Kun
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 1, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramLake →Waterjoyous to abysmal
Yilin Verse
履危不止，與鬼相視；驚恐失氣，如騎虎尾。
Treading danger without stopping, one stares face to face with ghosts; startled and gasping for breath, as though riding the tail of a tiger.
— 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 47 (Oppression). 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.