Hexagram:Obstruction Hexagram:Great Possession

I Ching Transformation

39
Obstruction
Jian
Water / Mountain
14
Great Possession
Da You
Fire / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater Fireyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramMountain Heavenstillness to creative

Yilin Verse

生時不利,天命災至。制於斧瘢,晝夜苦勤。

Born at an unlucky hour; heaven's fate brings disaster. Governed by the axe's scar, toiling bitterly day and night.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 39 (Obstruction) to hexagram 14 (Great Possession). 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.