Hexagram:Approach Hexagram:The Wanderer

I Ching Transformation

19
Approach
Lin
Earth / Lake
56
The Wanderer
Lu
Fire / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Firereceptive to clinging
Lower TrigramLake Mountainjoyous to stillness

Yilin Verse

天所祚昌,文以為良;篤生武王,姬受其福。

What heaven bestows its flourishing upon, with Wen deemed most worthy; mightily it bore King Wu -- the house of Ji received its blessing.

— 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 56 (The Wanderer). 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.