Hexagram:Difficulty at the Beginning →Hexagram:Before Completion
I Ching Transformation
3
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun
Water / Thunder
→
64
Before Completion
Wei Ji
Fire / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramThunder →Waterarousing to abysmal
Yilin Verse
愛我嬰女，牽衣不與。冀幸高貴，反曰賤下。
Loving my young daughter, tugging at her sleeve, unwilling to let go. Hoping for a noble and lofty match; but instead it is said to be lowly.
— 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 64 (Before Completion). 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.