Hexagram:Opposition →Hexagram:Development

I-Ching Transformation

Opposition

Kui

Fire / Lake

→

Development

Jian

Wind / Mountain

Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

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 3: 見輿曳其牛掣其人天且劓無初有終

見jiànseeing

輿yú(a

曳yì(being) held up

其qíits

牛niúoxen

掣chèhindered

其qíits

人rénoccupant's

天tiānhead shaved (bald to heaven)

且qiěand (even

劓yì(his

無wúregardless of

初chū(a

有yǒu(but) there is

終zhōng(a

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 5: 悔亡厥宗噬膚往何咎

悔huǐregret(s)

亡wángpass

厥juéits

宗zōngkind

噬shìeat

膚fū(soft

往wǎng(in) going

何héwhere is

咎jiù(the) blame

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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View Hexagram 38 View Hexagram 53 Reverse: 53 → 38

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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.