Hexagram:Opposition →Hexagram:The Receptive
I-Ching Transformation
38
Opposition
Kui
Fire / Lake
→
2
The Receptive
Kun
Earth / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 6).
Line 1: 悔亡喪馬勿逐自復見惡人無咎
悔huǐregret(s)
亡wángpass
喪sàng(a
馬mǎhorse
勿wùdo not
逐zhú(be) pursue
自zì(and) of
復fù(it) returns
見jiàn(to
惡è(the) evil
人rén(in) people
無wúis not
咎jiùto blame
Line 2: 遇主于巷無咎
遇yùmeeting (with)
主zhǔ(a
于yúin
巷xiàngalley
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line 4: 睽孤遇元夫交孚厲無咎
睽kuíestranged
孤gū(and) (all) alone
遇yùmeet
元yuán(a
夫fū(gentle)man
交jiāoexchange
孚fú(in
厲lì(the) difficulty
無wú(is) not
咎jiù(a) wrong(ness)
Line 6: 睽孤見豕負塗載鬼一車先張之弧後說之弧匪寇婚媾往遇雨則吉
睽kuíestranged
孤gū(and) (all) alone
見jiànseeing
豕shǐ(a) pig
負fùcovered
塗túfilth
載zàihaul
鬼guǐdemons
一yī(and
車chēwagon
先xiān(at) first
張zhāngstretch
之zhīhis
弧hú(long)bow
後hòu(and
說shuōrelaxing
之zhīhis
弧hú(long)bow
匪fěiit
寇kòu(a
婚hūn(but) (a) marital
媾gòusuitor
往wǎngin going
遇yùgreet
雨yǔ(the) rain
則zé(and
吉jípromising
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Earthclinging to receptive
Lower TrigramLake →Earthjoyous to receptive
Yilin Verse
邑姜叔子，天文在手。實沉參墟，封為晉侯。
Yi Jiang's worthy son; the patterns of heaven in his hand. Shi Chen and Shen Xu aligned; he was enfeoffed as Marquis of Jin.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 38 (Opposition) to hexagram 2 (The Receptive). 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.