Hexagram:Opposition Hexagram:Obstruction

I Ching Transformation

38
Opposition
Kui
Fire / Lake
39
Obstruction
Jian
Water / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramLake Mountainjoyous to stillness

Yilin Verse

東入海口,循流北走。一高一下,五邑无主。十日六夜,死於水涘。

Entering the sea mouth to the east; following the current running north. Rising and falling, high and low; five towns without a lord. Ten days and six nights; death at the water's brink.

— 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 39 (Obstruction). 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.