Hexagram:The Caldron →Hexagram:Return
I Ching Transformation
50
The Caldron
Ding
Fire / Wind
→
24
Return
Fu
Earth / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Earthclinging to receptive
Lower TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing
Yilin Verse
女室作毒，為我心疾。和不能治，晉人赴告。
The woman of the household brews poison, bringing illness to my heart. Harmony cannot cure it; the men of Jin send urgent word.
— 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 24 (Return). 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.