Hexagram:Gathering Together →Hexagram:The Army

I Ching Transformation

45
Gathering Together
Cui
Lake / Earth
→
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake →Earthjoyous to receptive
Lower TrigramEarth →Waterreceptive to abysmal

Yilin Verse

家在海隅，橈短深流。伯氏難行，无目以趨。

Home lies at the sea's edge; the oar is short, the current deep. The elder brother struggles to proceed; without eyes, he gropes his way.

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

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Related Pages

View Hexagram 45View Hexagram 7Reverse: 7 → 45

About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 45 (Gathering Together) to hexagram 7 (The Army). 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.