Hexagram:Opposition Hexagram:Development

I Ching Transformation

38
Opposition
Kui
Fire / Lake
53
Development
Jian
Wind / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Windclinging to gentle
Lower TrigramLake Mountainjoyous to stillness

Yilin Verse

魁罡所當,初為敗殃。君子留連,困於水漿。求金東山,利在代鄉。賈市有息,子載母行。

Where the Dipper and the Great Ridge point; first comes ruin and disaster. The gentleman lingers and delays; troubled by want of provisions. Seeking gold at the eastern mountain; profit lies in the land of Dai. Trading brings increase; the child carries on while the mother goes forth.

— 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 53 (Development). 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.