Hexagram:Nourishment →Hexagram:Duration
I-Ching Transformation
27
Nourishment
Yi
Mountain / Thunder
→
32
Duration
Heng
Thunder / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 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 2: 顛頤拂經于丘頤征凶
顛diānabnormal
頤yíappetite
拂fúdismiss
經jīngthe norms
于yúand going to
丘qiūthe hilltops
頤yíwith hungry mouth
征zhēngpressing
凶xiōngis misfortune
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 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 →Thunderstillness to arousing
Lower TrigramThunder →Windarousing to gentle
Yilin Verse
毛生毫背，國樂民富，侯王有德。
Fine hairs grow on the tortoise back; the state rejoices, the people prosper. The lord and prince possess virtue.
— 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 32 (Duration). 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.