Hexagram:The Family Hexagram:Before Completion

I Ching Transformation

37
The Family
Jia Ren
Wind / Fire
64
Before Completion
Wei Ji
Fire / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind Firegentle to clinging
Lower TrigramFire Wateryin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

異國殊俗,情不相得。金木為仇,酉賊檀穀。

A foreign land with different customs; their hearts find no accord. Metal and wood are enemies; the rooster hacks at the sandalwood valley.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 37 (The Family) to hexagram 64 (Before Completion). 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.