Hexagram:Biting Through →Hexagram:The Well
I Ching Transformation
21
Biting Through
Shi Ke
Fire / Thunder
→
48
The Well
Jing
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramThunder →Windarousing to gentle
Yilin Verse
陽城太室，神明所息；仁智之居，獨無兵革。
Yangcheng and Taishi, where spirits and gods reside; a dwelling of the humane and wise -- alone, free from arms and war.
— 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 48 (The Well). 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.