Hexagram:Splitting Apart →Hexagram:The Joyous
I Ching Transformation
23
Splitting Apart
Bo
Mountain / Earth
→
58
The Joyous
Dui
Lake / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Lakestillness to joyous
Lower TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Yilin Verse
播天舞，光地乳。神所守，樂無咎。言不信誤。
Spreading heaven in dance; light nourishes the earth. Guarded by the spirits; joy without blame. Yet words not trusted lead to error.
— 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 58 (The Joyous). 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.