Hexagram:Deliverance →Hexagram:Increase
I Ching Transformation
40
Deliverance
Xie
Thunder / Water
→
42
Increase
Yi
Wind / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder →Windarousing to gentle
Lower TrigramWater →Thunderabysmal to arousing
Yilin Verse
雞雉失雛，常畏狐狸。黃池要盟，越國以昌。
Hen and pheasant lose their brood, ever fearing the fox. At the Yellow Pool an oath is sworn; the state of Yue thereby flourishes.
— 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 42 (Increase). 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.