Hexagram:Opposition →Hexagram:Holding Together

I Ching Transformation

38
Opposition
Kui
Fire / Lake
→
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramLake →Earthjoyous to receptive

Yilin Verse

鼎煬其耳，熱不可舉。大塗塞壅，旅人心苦。

The cauldron scorches its ears; too hot to lift. The great road is blocked and choked; the traveler's heart is bitter.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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Related Pages

View Hexagram 38View Hexagram 8Reverse: 8 → 38

About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 38 (Opposition) to hexagram 8 (Holding Together). 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.