Hexagram:Grace →Hexagram:The Abysmal
I Ching Transformation
22
Grace
Bi
Mountain / Fire
→
29
The Abysmal
Kan
Water / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Waterstillness to abysmal
Lower TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
虎齧龍指，太山之崖。天命不佑，不見其雌。
The tiger gnaws the dragon's claw, at the cliff of Mount Tai. Heaven's mandate does not protect; one cannot find its mate.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 22 (Grace) to hexagram 29 (The Abysmal). 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.