Hexagram:Youthful Folly Hexagram:Influence

I Ching Transformation

4
Youthful Folly
Meng
Mountain / Water
31
Influence
Xian
Lake / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain Lakestillness to joyous
Lower TrigramWater Mountainabysmal to stillness

Yilin Verse

憂禍解除,喜至慶來。坐立歡門,與樂為鄰。

Worry and misfortune are dispelled; joy arrives, celebration comes. Sitting and standing at the gate of gladness; dwelling as neighbors with delight.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 4 (Youthful Folly) to hexagram 31 (Influence). 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.