Hexagram:The Marrying Maiden Hexagram:Retreat

I Ching Transformation

54
The Marrying Maiden
Gui Mei
Thunder / Lake
33
Retreat
Dun
Heaven / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramThunder Heavenarousing to creative
Lower TrigramLake Mountainjoyous to stillness

Yilin Verse

憂人之患,履悖易顏,為身禍殘。率身自守,與喜相抱,長子成老。封受福祉。

Grieving over others' troubles, treading error, changing one's expression; calamity mars the body. Guarding oneself in discipline, embracing joy — the eldest son grows old. Enfeoffed, he receives blessings.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 54 (The Marrying Maiden) to hexagram 33 (Retreat). 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.