Hexagram:The Well →Hexagram:Work on the Decayed
I Ching Transformation
48
The Well
Jing
Water / Wind
→
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines: 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Mountainabysmal to stillness
Lower TrigramWind →Wind
Yilin Verse
无事招禍，自取災殃。畜狼養虎，必見賊傷。
Without cause he invites disaster, bringing calamity upon himself. Raising wolves, rearing tigers; one is certain to suffer the wounds of these thieves.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 48 (The Well) 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.