Hexagram:Waiting →Hexagram:Development
I Ching Transformation
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
→
53
Development
Jian
Wind / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Windabysmal to gentle
Lower TrigramHeaven →Mountaincreative to stillness
Yilin Verse
冠帶南遊，與福喜逢。期於嘉貞，拜為公卿。
Capped and sashed, traveling south; meeting blessing and joy along the way. Expecting auspiciousness at the perfect hour; appointed to the rank of duke and minister.
— 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 53 (Development). 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.