Hexagram:Oppression Hexagram:Approach

I Ching Transformation

47
Oppression
Kun
Lake / Water
19
Approach
Lin
Earth / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake Earthjoyous to receptive
Lower TrigramWater Lakeabysmal to joyous

Yilin Verse

用彼嘉賓,政平且均。螟䖝不作,民得安寧。

Employing worthy guests, governance is fair and balanced. Locusts and pests do not arise; the people find peace and tranquility.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 47 (Oppression) to hexagram 19 (Approach). 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.