Hexagram:Return Hexagram:Conflict

I Ching Transformation

24
Return
Fu
Earth / Thunder
6
Conflict
Song
Heaven / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramThunder Waterarousing to abysmal

Yilin Verse

三足俱行,傾危善僵。六指不便,恩累弟兄。樹柱關中,失其正當。

A three-legged creature walks together; prone to tipping and stumbling. Six fingers are no advantage; grace burdens the brothers. Setting a pillar within the pass; it loses its proper alignment.

— 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 6 (Conflict). 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.