Hexagram:Decrease →Hexagram:Obstruction
I Ching Transformation
41
Decrease
Sun
Mountain / Lake
→
39
Obstruction
Jian
Water / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Waterstillness to abysmal
Lower TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Yilin Verse
鴻飛遵陸，公歸不復，伯氏客宿。
The wild goose follows the land, walking instead of flying. The duke departs and does not return; the elder lodges abroad.
— 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 39 (Obstruction). 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.