Hexagram:Development →Hexagram:The Joyous
I Ching Transformation
53
Development
Jian
Wind / Mountain
→
58
The Joyous
Dui
Lake / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind →Lakegentle to joyous
Lower TrigramMountain →Lakestillness to joyous
Yilin Verse
怙恃自負，不去於下。血從地出，誅罰失理。
Relying on power, boasting of self; refusing to descend from the heights. Blood seeps from the ground; punishment and execution lose all rightness.
— 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 58 (The Joyous). 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.