Hexagram:Return →Hexagram:The Caldron
I Ching Transformation
24
Return
Fu
Earth / Thunder
→
50
The Caldron
Ding
Fire / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Firereceptive to clinging
Lower TrigramThunder →Windarousing to gentle
Yilin Verse
陰霧作匿，不見白日。邪徑迷道，使君亂惑。
Dark fog rises in concealment; the white sun cannot be seen. Crooked paths confuse the way; leading the lord into delusion.
— 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 50 (The Caldron). 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.