Hexagram:The Clinging →Hexagram:Oppression
I-Ching Transformation
30
The Clinging
Li
Fire / Fire
→
47
Oppression
Kun
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6).
Line 1: 履錯然敬之無咎
履lǚtaking steps
錯cuòmixed up
然ránbut so
敬jìngto respect
之zhīfor
無wúand no
咎jiùblame
Line 2: 黃離元吉
黃huánggolden
離líradiance
元yuánmost
吉jípromising
Line 3: 日昃之離不鼓缶而歌則大耋之嗟凶
日rìthe sun
昃zèdeclines
之zhīin
離líradiance
不bùnot
鼓gǔdrumming
缶fǒuclay
而érand
歌gēsinging
則zéleads to
大dàmuch
耋diéold age
之zhī's
嗟jiēlament
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line 5: 出涕沱若戚嗟若吉
出chūissuing
涕tìtears
沱tuórunning water
若ruòlike
戚qīgrief
嗟jiēand lament
若ruòsuch
吉jípromising
Line 6: 王用出征有嘉折首獲匪其醜無咎
王wángthe sovereign
用yònguses
出chūissues
征zhēngto expedite
有yǒuthere are
嘉jiācommendations
折zhéand severed
首shǒuheads
獲huòthe captives
匪fěiare not
其qíof
醜chǒucategory
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Lakeclinging to joyous
Lower TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
春東夏南，隨陽有功，與利相逢。
Spring in the east, summer in the south; following the sun, achieving merit. Meeting with good fortune.
— 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 47 (Oppression). 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.