Hexagram:Duration →Hexagram:Difficulty at the Beginning
I Ching Transformation
32
Duration
Heng
Thunder / Wind
→
3
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun
Water / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder →Waterarousing to abysmal
Lower TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing
Yilin Verse
開門除憂，伯自外來，切切無患，我之得歡。
Opening the gate, dispelling worry; the elder brother comes from without. With earnest care, no calamity; we find our joy.
— 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 3 (Difficulty at the Beginning). 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.