Hexagram:Biting Through →Hexagram:The Marrying Maiden
I Ching Transformation
21
Biting Through
Shi Ke
Fire / Thunder
→
54
The Marrying Maiden
Gui Mei
Thunder / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines: 2, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Thunderclinging to arousing
Lower TrigramThunder →Lakeinversion
Yilin Verse
名成德就，項領不試；景公耄老，尼父逝去。
Fame achieved and virtue fulfilled, yet the neck was never tested; Duke Jing grew old and frail -- Confucius passed away.
— 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 54 (The Marrying Maiden). 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.