Hexagram:Obstruction →Hexagram:Opposition
I Ching Transformation
39
Obstruction
Jian
Water / Mountain
→
38
Opposition
Kui
Fire / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramMountain →Lakestillness to joyous
Yilin Verse
東耕破犂，西失良妻。災害不避，家貧无資。
Plowing east, the plow breaks; in the west, a good wife is lost. Disaster and harm are not avoided; the family is poor and without means.
— 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 38 (Opposition). 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.