Hexagram:Gathering Together →Hexagram:The Abysmal
I Ching Transformation
45
Gathering Together
Cui
Lake / Earth
→
29
The Abysmal
Kan
Water / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines: 2, 4).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Waterjoyous to abysmal
Lower TrigramEarth →Waterreceptive to abysmal
Yilin Verse
萬帆匯港，檣桅如林。鹽魚滿市，金玉盈門。
Ten thousand sails converge on the harbor; masts stand thick as a forest. Salt and fish fill the market; gold and jade overflow from every door.
— 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 29 (The Abysmal). 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.