Hexagram:Return →Hexagram:Coming to Meet
I Ching Transformation
24
Return
Fu
Earth / Thunder
→
44
Coming to Meet
Gou
Heaven / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramThunder →Windarousing to gentle
Yilin Verse
行如桀紂，雖禱不祥。命衰絕周，文王乏祀。
Acting like Jie and Zhou; though one prays, no blessing comes. The mandate wanes, cut off at Zhou; King Wen's line lacks sacrifice.
— 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 44 (Coming to Meet). 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.