Hexagram:Gathering Together Hexagram:Peace

I-Ching Transformation

45
Gathering Together
Cui
Lake / Earth
11
Peace
Tai
Earth / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Line 1: 有孚不終乃亂乃萃若號一握為笑勿恤往無咎

yǒubeing
true
is not
zhōngall
nǎiif first
luànconfused
nǎiand then
cuìgather
ruòseeming
hàoto call
and one
helping handclasp
wéibecomes
xiàolaughter
do not
worry
wǎnggo
without
jiùguilt

Line 2: 引吉無咎孚乃利用禴

yǐnto be led
is the promises
no
jiùblame
but sincerity
nǎiis
the real worth
yòngin
yuèthe modest

Line 3: 萃如嗟如無攸利往無咎小吝

cuìto congregate
it seems that
jiēa lamentation
is like
this is no
yōudirection
with merit
wǎngto go
is not
jiùblameworthy
xiǎobut a little
lìnembarrassment

Line 4: 大吉無咎

much
promise
no
jiùblame

Line 5: 萃有位無咎匪孚元永貞悔亡

cuìassemble
yǒuwith
wèiplace
no
jiùblameworthy
fěibut to be without
assurance
yuánmeans an extremely
yǒngprolonged
zhēnpersistence
huǐbut
wángwill pass

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake Earthjoyous to receptive
Lower TrigramEarth Heavenyin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

獮猴兔走,腥臊少肉。漏卮承酒,利无所得。

Monkeys hunt, hares flee; rank and foul, with little meat. A leaking cup receives wine; profit is nowhere to be found.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 45 (Gathering Together) to hexagram 11 (Peace). 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.