Hexagram:Revolution →Hexagram:Work on the Decayed
I Ching Transformation
49
Revolution
Ge
Lake / Fire
→
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Lower TrigramFire →Windclinging to gentle
Yilin Verse
鷹鷂欲食，雉兔困急。逃頭見尾，為害所賊。
The hawk and sparrowhawk hunger for prey; pheasant and rabbit are hard-pressed. Fleeing head-first, tail exposed; harmed by the very peril they sought to escape.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 49 (Revolution) 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.