Hexagram:The Well →Hexagram:Biting Through
I Ching Transformation
48
The Well
Jing
Water / Wind
→
21
Biting Through
Shi Ke
Fire / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing
Yilin Verse
延陵聰敏，樂聽太史。雞鳴大國，姜氏受福。
Yanling, keen and discerning, delights in hearing the Grand Historian's music. The cock crows in the great state; the house of Jiang receives its blessing.
— 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 21 (Biting Through). 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.