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).

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.