Hexagram:Keeping Still →Hexagram:Standstill
I Ching Transformation
52
Keeping Still
Gen
Mountain / Mountain
→
12
Standstill
Pi
Heaven / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain →Heavenstillness to creative
Lower TrigramMountain →Earthstillness to receptive
Yilin Verse
獨坐西垣，莫與言笑。秋風多哀，使我心悲。
Sitting alone by the western wall, none to share in speech or laughter. The autumn wind carries much sorrow; it makes my heart grieve.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 52 (Keeping Still) to hexagram 12 (Standstill). 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.