Hexagram:The Abysmal →Hexagram:Work on the Decayed
I Ching Transformation
29
The Abysmal
Kan
Water / Water
→
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Mountainabysmal to stillness
Lower TrigramWater →Windabysmal to gentle
Yilin Verse
深水難涉，塗難至轂。牛罷不進，濘陷我疾。
Deep water, hard to ford; the mud reaches the axle hubs. The ox is spent and will not advance; the mire traps me in affliction.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 29 (The Abysmal) to hexagram 18 (Work on the Decayed). 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.