Hexagram:Gathering Together →Hexagram:Work on the Decayed
I Ching Transformation
45
Gathering Together
Cui
Lake / Earth
→
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Lower TrigramEarth →Windreceptive to gentle
Yilin Verse
襄王叔帶，鄭人是賴。莊公卿士，皇母憂苦。
King Xiang and Shu Dai; the men of Zheng are the ones relied upon. Duke Zhuang's chief minister; the queen mother grieves in anguish.
— 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 18 (Work on the Decayed). 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.