Hexagram:The Receptive →Hexagram:Holding Together
I Ching Transformation
2
The Receptive
Kun
Earth / Earth
→
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 1 changing line (line: 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Waterreceptive to abysmal
Lower TrigramEarth →Earth
Yilin Verse
孔德如玉，出於幽谷。升高鼓翼，輝光照國。
Great virtue is like jade, rising from a dark valley. Ascending high, beating its wings; radiant light illuminates the land.
— 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 8 (Holding Together). 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.