Hexagram:The Receptive →Hexagram:The Gentle
I Ching Transformation
2
The Receptive
Kun
Earth / Earth
→
57
The Gentle
Xun
Wind / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Windreceptive to gentle
Lower TrigramEarth →Windreceptive to gentle
Yilin Verse
白駒生芻，猗猗盛姝。赫喧君子，樂以忘憂。
The white colt grazes on fresh grass, lush and luxuriant. Radiant and splendid, the noble man; joyful, he forgets his cares.
— 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 57 (The Gentle). 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.