Hexagram:The Receptive →Hexagram:Revolution
I Ching Transformation
2
The Receptive
Kun
Earth / Earth
→
49
Revolution
Ge
Lake / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramEarth →Firereceptive to clinging
Yilin Verse
螟蟲為賊，害我五穀。中霤空虛，家無所食。
Crop-eating insects are the bandits; they harm my five grains. The household altar stands empty; the family has nothing to eat.
— 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 49 (Revolution). 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.