Hexagram:Return →Hexagram:Retreat
I Ching Transformation
24
Return
Fu
Earth / Thunder
→
33
Retreat
Dun
Heaven / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramThunder →Mountainarousing to stillness
Yilin Verse
仲冬無秋，鳥鵲飢憂。困於米食，數驚鸇鵰。
Midwinter without autumn; the magpies and sparrows starve in worry. Desperate for grain and food; startled again and again by hawks and falcons.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 24 (Return) to hexagram 33 (Retreat). 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.