Hexagram:Decrease Hexagram:Gathering Together

I Ching Transformation

41
Decrease
Sun
Mountain / Lake
45
Gathering Together
Cui
Lake / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramMountain Lakestillness to joyous
Lower TrigramLake Earthjoyous to receptive

Yilin Verse

大都王市,稠人多寶。公孫宜賈,其貸萬倍。

The great capital's royal market; dense crowds, abundant treasures. Lord Gongsun trades well; his profits multiply ten thousandfold.

— 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 45 (Gathering Together). 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.