Hexagram:Influence Hexagram:Youthful Folly

I Ching Transformation

31
Influence
Xian
Lake / Mountain
4
Youthful Folly
Meng
Mountain / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake Mountainjoyous to stillness
Lower TrigramMountain Waterstillness to abysmal

Yilin Verse

國馬生角,陰孽萌作,變易常服,君失于宅。

The state's horses sprout horns; dark portents begin to stir. They change and alter the proper garments; the ruler loses his dwelling.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 31 (Influence) to hexagram 4 (Youthful Folly). 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.