Hexagram:The Clinging Hexagram:Following

I Ching Transformation

30
The Clinging
Li
Fire / Fire
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Lakeclinging to joyous
Lower TrigramFire Thunderclinging to arousing

Yilin Verse

駕駿南遊,虎驚我羊,陰不奉陽,其光顯揚。言之謙謙,奉義解患。

Driving fine steeds, journeying south; a tiger startles my flock. Yin does not serve yang; yet its radiance shines resplendent. Words humble and modest; upholding duty, resolving calamity.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 30 (The Clinging) to hexagram 17 (Following). 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.