Hexagram:Contemplation Hexagram:Inner Truth

I Ching Transformation

20
Contemplation
Guan
Wind / Earth
61
Inner Truth
Zhong Fu
Wind / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines: 1, 2).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind Wind
Lower TrigramEarth Lakereceptive to joyous

Yilin Verse

鼎易其耳,熱不可舉;大路壅塞,旅人心苦。

The cauldron has changed its handles, too hot to lift; the great road is choked and blocked -- the traveler heart is bitter.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 20 (Contemplation) to hexagram 61 (Inner Truth). 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.