Hexagram:Biting Through →Hexagram:Waiting
I Ching Transformation
21
Biting Through
Shi Ke
Fire / Thunder
→
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramThunder →Heavenarousing to creative
Yilin Verse
日月相望，光輝盛昌；三聖茂功，仁德大隆。
Sun and moon gaze upon each other, their radiance shining bright; the three sages' flourishing work -- benevolence and virtue greatly thrive.
— 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 5 (Waiting). 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.