Hexagram:The Marrying Maiden →Hexagram:Holding Together
I Ching Transformation
54
The Marrying Maiden
Gui Mei
Thunder / Lake
→
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder →Waterarousing to abysmal
Lower TrigramLake →Earthjoyous to receptive
Yilin Verse
申酉說服，牛馬休息。君子以安，勞者得懽。
In the hours of Shen and You, persuasion prevails; ox and horse find their rest. The gentleman dwells in peace; the laborer finds his joy.
— 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 8 (Holding Together). 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.