Hexagram:Difficulty at the Beginning Hexagram:The Caldron

I Ching Transformation

3
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun
Water / Thunder
50
The Caldron
Ding
Fire / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater Fireyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramThunder Windarousing to gentle

Yilin Verse

區脫康居,慕義入朝。湛露之歡,三爵畢恩。復歸野廬,與母相扶。

Envoys from distant lands, drawn by righteousness, come to court. Enjoying the feast of glistening dew, three cups complete the grace. They return to their wilderness huts, supporting their mothers.

— 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 50 (The Caldron). 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.