Hexagram:Deliverance →Hexagram:The Family
I Ching Transformation
40
Deliverance
Xie
Thunder / Water
→
37
The Family
Jia Ren
Wind / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder →Windarousing to gentle
Lower TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
三女求夫，伺候山隅。不見復關，長思憂歎。
Three women seek a husband, waiting at the mountains edge. They do not see him return past the barrier; long is their longing and deep their sighs.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 40 (Deliverance) 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.