Hexagram:Breakthrough →Hexagram:Contemplation
I-Ching Transformation
43
Breakthrough
Guai
Lake / Heaven
→
20
Contemplation
Guan
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Line 1: 壯于前趾往不勝為咎
壯zhuàngvigorous
于yúin
前qiánadvancing
趾zhǐtoes
往wǎnggoing forward
不bùis not
勝shèngsuccessful
為wéimaking
咎jiùmistakes
Line 2: 惕號莫夜有戎勿恤
惕tìanxious
號hàoand complain
莫mòthis is not
夜yènight
有yǒuto have
戎róngwar
勿wùdo not
恤xùworry
Line 3: 壯于頄有凶君子夬夬獨行遇雨若濡有愠無咎
壯zhuàngvigorous
于yúin
頄qiúcheeks
有yǒuassuming
凶xiōngmisfortune
君jūnnoble
子zǐyoung one
夬guàiis decided
夬guàiin
獨dúall alone
行xíngbut
遇yùand
雨yǔrains
若ruòas if
濡rúgetting wet
有yǒuwas
愠yùndispleasure
無wúbut no
咎jiùblame
Line 4: 臀無膚其行次且牽羊悔亡聞言不信
臀túnrump
無wúwithout
膚fūskin
其qíone's
行xíngwalking
次cìis second-rate
且qiěfor now
牽qiānin tow
羊yángas
悔huǐregrets
亡wángwill
聞wénbut to hear
言yánthis
不bùis not
信xìnto believe
Line 6: 無號終有凶
無wúthere is
號hàocall
終zhōngthe end
有yǒucould
凶xiōngunfortunate
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Windjoyous to gentle
Lower TrigramHeaven →Earthyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
疾貧望仕，使伯南販。開牢擇羊，多得大䍧。
Sick with poverty, longing for office; the elder uncle is sent south to trade. Opening the pen to select sheep, he gains many fine large rams.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 43 (Breakthrough) to hexagram 20 (Contemplation). 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.