Hexagram:Development →Hexagram:Waiting
I Ching Transformation
53
Development
Jian
Wind / Mountain
→
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind →Watergentle to abysmal
Lower TrigramMountain →Heavenstillness to creative
Yilin Verse
交侵如亂，民无聊賴。追我濟西，敵人破陣。
Invasions crisscross in turmoil; the people have nothing to rely upon. They pursue me west across the ford; the enemy lines are shattered.
— 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 5 (Waiting). 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.