Hexagram:Retreat →Hexagram:Approach
I Ching Transformation
33
Retreat
Dun
Heaven / Mountain
→
19
Approach
Lin
Earth / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramHeaven →Earthyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramMountain →Lakestillness to joyous
Yilin Verse
昏暮不行，候待旦明，從住止後，未得相從。
At dusk and nightfall, one cannot travel; wait and watch for the light of dawn. Staying behind, halting and lingering; unable yet to follow.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 33 (Retreat) to hexagram 19 (Approach). 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.