Hexagram:Decrease Hexagram:Influence

I Ching Transformation

41
Decrease
Sun
Mountain / Lake
31
Influence
Xian
Lake / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain Lakestillness to joyous
Lower TrigramLake Mountainjoyous to stillness

Yilin Verse

京庾積聚,黍稷以極。行者疾至,可以厭飽。

The capital granaries piled high; millet and grain to the brim. The traveler arrives in haste; able at last to eat his fill.

— 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 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.