Hexagram:Obstruction →Hexagram:The Marrying Maiden
I-Ching Transformation
39
Obstruction
Jian
Water / Mountain
→
54
The Marrying Maiden
Gui Mei
Thunder / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Line 1: 往蹇來譽
往wǎng(if
蹇jiǎn(is) impassable
來lái(then) coming (back)
譽yùpraise(worthy)
Line 2: 王臣蹇蹇匪躬之故
王wáng(a
臣chénminister
蹇jiǎn(is
蹇jiǎn(and) interrupted
匪fěi(but
躬gōnga person
之zhīone ...'s
故gùcause
Line 3: 往蹇來反
往wǎng(if
蹇jiǎn(is) impassable
來lái(then) coming (back)
反fǎnturning around
Line 4: 往蹇來連
往wǎng(if
蹇jiǎn(is) impassable
來lái(then) coming (back)
連liánalliance(s)
Line 5: 大蹇朋來
大dà(at) (a) major
蹇jiǎnimpasse
朋péngcompanions
來láicome
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Thunderabysmal to arousing
Lower TrigramMountain →Lakestillness to joyous
Yilin Verse
路險道難，水遏我前。進往不利，回車復還。
The road is perilous and the way hard; water blocks my path ahead. Advancing brings no profit; he turns the cart and returns.
— 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 54 (The Marrying Maiden). 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.