Hexagram:The Abysmal →Hexagram:The Wanderer
I Ching Transformation
29
The Abysmal
Kan
Water / Water
→
56
The Wanderer
Lu
Fire / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater →Mountainabysmal to stillness
Yilin Verse
北行出門，履陷躓顛，踒足據塗，污我襦袴。
Going north, stepping out the door; the foot sinks, one stumbles and falls. Twisting the ankle, sprawled in the mud; it soils my jacket and trousers.
— 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 56 (The Wanderer). 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.