Hexagram:The Receptive Hexagram:The Family

I Ching Transformation

2
The Receptive
Kun
Earth / Earth
37
The Family
Jia Ren
Wind / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Windreceptive to gentle
Lower TrigramEarth Firereceptive to clinging

Yilin Verse

弟妹合居,與類相扶。願慕群醜,不離其處。

Brothers and sisters dwell together, supporting each other with their kind. Content among the humble multitude, they do not leave their place.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 2 (The Receptive) to hexagram 37 (The Family). 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.