Hexagram:Splitting Apart →Hexagram:Revolution
I Ching Transformation
23
Splitting Apart
Bo
Mountain / Earth
→
49
Revolution
Ge
Lake / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Lakestillness to joyous
Lower TrigramEarth →Firereceptive to clinging
Yilin Verse
鵠求魚食，道遇射弋。繒加我頸，繳縛羽翼。欲飛不能，為羿所得。
The swan seeks fish to eat but on the road meets an archer. Silk cords bind its neck; snares fetter its wings. Wishing to fly but unable; caught by Yi the bowman.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 23 (Splitting Apart) to hexagram 49 (Revolution). 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.