Hexagram:The Arousing Hexagram:The Well

I Ching Transformation

51
The Arousing
Zhen
Thunder / Thunder
48
The Well
Jing
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramThunder Waterarousing to abysmal
Lower TrigramThunder Windarousing to gentle

Yilin Verse

蝃蝀充側,佞人所惑。女謁橫行,正道壅塞。

The rainbow fills every side; flattering men are beguiled by it. Women's petitions run rampant; the righteous way is blocked and sealed.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 51 (The Arousing) to hexagram 48 (The Well). 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.