Hexagram:Nourishment →Hexagram:Influence
I-Ching Transformation
27
Nourishment
Yi
Mountain / Thunder
→
31
Influence
Xian
Lake / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Line 1: 舍爾靈龜觀我朵頤凶
舍shěforsake
爾ěryour
靈língspirit
龜guītortoise
觀guānand
我wǒme
朵duǒhanging open
頤yíwith hungry mouth
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line 3: 拂頤貞凶十年勿用無攸利
拂fúdismissing
頤yíthe hungry mouth
貞zhēnpersistence
凶xiōngis unfortunate
十shífor ten
年niányears
勿wùnot to be
用yònguseful
無wúthis is no
攸yōua direction
利lìwith merit
Line 4: 顛頤吉虎視眈眈其欲逐逐無咎
顛diānabnormal
頤yíappetite
吉jíis promising
虎hǔthe tiger
視shìlooks
眈dānstaring
眈dānand staring
其qíwith its own
欲yùpassion
逐zhúis to hunt
逐zhúand give chase
無wúbut no
咎jiùblame
Line 5: 拂經居貞吉不可涉大川
拂fúdismissing
經jīngthe norms
居jūto practice
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jíis promising
不bùbut one is not
可kěsuited
涉shèto
大dàthe great
川chuānstream
Line 6: 由頤厲吉利涉大川
由yóuat
頤yíthe appetites
厲lìdistress
吉jíbut promising
利lìit is worthwhile
涉shèto cross
大dàthe great
川chuānstream
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Lakestillness to joyous
Lower TrigramThunder →Mountainarousing to stillness
Yilin Verse
喜笑不常，失其福慶。口辟言𤴾，行者畏忌。
Joy and laughter do not last; blessings and good fortune are lost. The mouth gapes, speech grows rash; travelers grow wary and afraid.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 27 (Nourishment) to hexagram 31 (Influence). 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.