Hexagram:Influence →Hexagram:The Army
I Ching Transformation
31
Influence
Xian
Lake / Mountain
→
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Earthjoyous to receptive
Lower TrigramMountain →Waterstillness to abysmal
Yilin Verse
梁破橋壞，水深多畏，陳鄭之間，絕不得前。
The beam breaks, the bridge collapses; the water runs deep and fearsome. Between Chen and Zheng; the way is cut, none can advance.
— 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 7 (The Army). 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.