Hexagram:Obstruction Hexagram:The Family

I-Ching Transformation

39
Obstruction
Jian
Water / Mountain
37
The Family
Jia Ren
Wind / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater Windabysmal to gentle
Lower TrigramMountain Firestillness to clinging

Yilin Verse

羔裘豹祛,東與福遇。駕迎吾兄,送我鸝黃。

In a lambskin coat with leopard-fur cuffs, he meets blessings heading east. Driving the carriage to welcome my brother; he sends me an oriole.

— 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 37 (The Family). 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.