Hexagram:The Receptive →Hexagram:The Caldron
I Ching Transformation
2
The Receptive
Kun
Earth / Earth
→
50
The Caldron
Ding
Fire / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Firereceptive to clinging
Lower TrigramEarth →Windreceptive to gentle
Yilin Verse
望尚阿衡，太宰國公。藩屏輔弼，福祿來同。
Hoping for the Grand Protector; Grand Minister, Duke of State. Screen and shield, support and aide; blessings and fortune come together.
— 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 50 (The Caldron). 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.