Hexagram:Development →Hexagram:The Army
I Ching Transformation
53
Development
Jian
Wind / Mountain
→
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind →Earthgentle to receptive
Lower TrigramMountain →Waterstillness to abysmal
Yilin Verse
鑿井求玉，非卞氏室。身困名辱，勞无所得。
Drilling a well in search of jade, yet this is not the house of Bian. Body exhausted, name disgraced; toil with nothing gained.
— 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 7 (The Army). 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.