Hexagram:Development Hexagram:Approach

I Ching Transformation

53
Development
Jian
Wind / Mountain
19
Approach
Lin
Earth / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind Earthgentle to receptive
Lower TrigramMountain Lakestillness to joyous

Yilin Verse

禹作神鼎,伯益衘指。斧斤既折,撞立獨倚。賣萬不售,枯槁為禍。

Yu cast the sacred tripod; Bo Yi bit his finger in effort. Axe and hatchet already broken, the standing pillar leans alone. Offered for ten thousand, none will buy; withered and wasted, it becomes a curse.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 53 (Development) to hexagram 19 (Approach). 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.