Hexagram:Waiting →Hexagram:Biting Through
I Ching Transformation
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
→
21
Biting Through
Shi Ke
Fire / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramHeaven →Thundercreative to arousing
Yilin Verse
教羊牧兔，使魚捕鼠。任非其人，費日無功。
Teaching sheep to herd rabbits; sending fish to catch mice. Appointing the wrong person; days are wasted to no avail.
— 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 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.