Hexagram:Opposition →Hexagram:The Well
I Ching Transformation
38
Opposition
Kui
Fire / Lake
→
48
The Well
Jing
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramLake →Windjoyous to gentle
Yilin Verse
井堙木刊，國多暴殘。秦王失戍，壞其太壇。
The well is choked, the trees are felled; the state is full of violence and ruin. The King of Qin lost his garrison; his great altar was destroyed.
— 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 48 (The Well). 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.