Hexagram:The Caldron →Hexagram:Limitation
I Ching Transformation
50
The Caldron
Ding
Fire / Wind
→
60
Limitation
Jie
Water / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWind →Lakegentle to joyous
Yilin Verse
安民呼池，玉柸大按。泉如白蜜，一色獲願。
The people rest at ease beside the pool; the jade cup presses down in grand ceremony. The spring flows white as honey; in one draught, every wish is fulfilled.
— 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 60 (Limitation). 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.