Hexagram:Decrease Hexagram:Great Preponderance

I Ching Transformation

41
Decrease
Sun
Mountain / Lake
28
Great Preponderance
Da Guo
Lake / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain Lakestillness to joyous
Lower TrigramLake Windjoyous to gentle

Yilin Verse

狐濟濡尾,求橘得枳。季妣懷悔,鮑舍魚臭。

The fox fords the stream, wetting its tail; seeking tangerines, obtaining only bitter citron. The youngest wife harbors regret; the abode of Bao reeks of fish.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 41 (Decrease) to hexagram 28 (Great Preponderance). 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.