Hexagram:Difficulty at the Beginning →Hexagram:Great Possession
I Ching Transformation
3
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun
Water / Thunder
→
14
Great Possession
Da You
Fire / Heaven
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 TrigramThunder →Heavenarousing to creative
Yilin Verse
河伯大呼，津不得渡。船空無人，往來亦難。
The River God cries out; the ford cannot be crossed. The boat is empty, no one aboard; coming and going are likewise difficult.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 3 (Difficulty at the Beginning) to hexagram 14 (Great Possession). 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.