Hexagram:Waiting →Hexagram:Enthusiasm
I Ching Transformation
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
→
16
Enthusiasm
Yu
Thunder / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Thunderabysmal to arousing
Lower TrigramHeaven →Earthyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
冬無藏冰，春陽不通。陰流為賊，國被其殃。
In winter, no ice is stored; in spring, the yang cannot flow. Yin becomes a hidden thief; the state bears its ruin.
— 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 16 (Enthusiasm). 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.