Hexagram:The Receptive →Hexagram:Waiting
I Ching Transformation
2
The Receptive
Kun
Earth / Earth
→
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Waterreceptive to abysmal
Lower TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
霜降閉戶，蟄虫隱處。不見日月，與死為伍。
Frost falls, doors are sealed; hibernating creatures hide away. Seeing neither sun nor moon; companions of the dead.
— 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 5 (Waiting). 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.