Hexagram:Abundance →Hexagram:Increase
I Ching Transformation
55
Abundance
Feng
Thunder / Fire
→
42
Increase
Yi
Wind / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder →Windarousing to gentle
Lower TrigramFire →Thunderclinging to arousing
Yilin Verse
去辛就蓼，毒愈苦甚。避穽遇坑，憂患日主。
Leaving bitterness for smartweed, the poison grows ever worse. Dodging a pit, meeting a trench; worry and trouble rule each day.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 55 (Abundance) to hexagram 42 (Increase). 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.