Hexagram:Biting Through Hexagram:Pushing Upward

I Ching Transformation

21
Biting Through
Shi Ke
Fire / Thunder
46
Pushing Upward
Sheng
Earth / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Earthclinging to receptive
Lower TrigramThunder Windarousing to gentle

Yilin Verse

叔駕純騮,南至東萊;求索駒馬,道悅中止。

The younger brother drives a team of dark bays, south to Donglai; seeking colts and horses, he stops midway, pleased with the road.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 21 (Biting Through) to hexagram 46 (Pushing Upward). 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.