Hexagram:The Clinging →Hexagram:Holding Together
I-Ching Transformation
30
The Clinging
Li
Fire / Fire
→
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 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 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 4: 突如其來如焚如死如棄如
突tūsudden
如rúso
其qíone's
來láiarrival
如rúseems
焚féna ablaze
如rúso
死sǐmortal
如rúso
棄qìsoon forgotten
如rúso
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 →Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramFire →Earthclinging to receptive
Yilin Verse
松柏枝葉，常茂不落，君子惟體，日富安樂。
Pine and cypress, branches and leaves; ever flourishing, never falling. The noble man takes this as his model; daily growing wealthy and at ease.
— 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 8 (Holding Together). 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.