Hexagram:Duration Hexagram:Contemplation

I Ching Transformation

32
Duration
Heng
Thunder / Wind
20
Contemplation
Guan
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramThunder Windarousing to gentle
Lower TrigramWind Earthgentle to receptive

Yilin Verse

然諾不行,欺天誤人,使我靈宿,夜歸溫室。

Promises made but not kept; deceiving heaven, misleading men. It sends my spirit to wander in the night; returning to the warm chamber.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 32 (Duration) to hexagram 20 (Contemplation). 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.