Hexagram:Waiting →Hexagram:Standstill
I Ching Transformation
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
→
12
Standstill
Pi
Heaven / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Heavenabysmal to creative
Lower TrigramHeaven →Earthyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
雌單獨居，歸其本巢。毛羽憔悴，志如死灰。
The female bird dwells alone, returning to her old nest. Feathers haggard and worn; her spirit is as dead ash.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 5 (Waiting) to hexagram 12 (Standstill). 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.