Hexagram:Duration →Hexagram:Holding Together
I Ching Transformation
32
Duration
Heng
Thunder / Wind
→
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder →Waterarousing to abysmal
Lower TrigramWind →Earthgentle to receptive
Yilin Verse
龍生于淵，因風身天，章虎炳文，為凶敗軒。
The dragon is born in the deep; riding the wind, it ascends to heaven. The patterned tiger, brilliant in markings, becomes a harbinger of ruin.
— 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 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.