Hexagram:The Well Hexagram:Nourishment

I Ching Transformation

48
The Well
Jing
Water / Wind
27
Nourishment
Yi
Mountain / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater Mountainabysmal to stillness
Lower TrigramWind Thundergentle to arousing

Yilin Verse

乾作聖男,坤為智女。配合既成,長生得所。

Qian makes the sage son; Kun makes the wise daughter. The match accomplished and complete, they find lasting life in their rightful place.

— 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 27 (Nourishment). 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.