Hexagram:The Caldron Hexagram:Following

I Ching Transformation

50
The Caldron
Ding
Fire / Wind
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Lakeclinging to joyous
Lower TrigramWind Thundergentle to arousing

Yilin Verse

吉日舉釣,田弋獵禽。反行飲至,以告喜功。

On a lucky day he raises his rod; in field and marsh he hunts the fowl. Returning, he drinks to the homecoming, announcing glad success.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 50 (The Caldron) to hexagram 17 (Following). 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.