Hexagram:The Gentle →Hexagram:The Receptive
I Ching Transformation
57
The Gentle
Xun
Wind / Wind
→
2
The Receptive
Kun
Earth / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind →Earthgentle to receptive
Lower TrigramWind →Earthgentle to receptive
Yilin Verse
有鳥飛來，集于宮樹。鳴聲可畏，主將出去。
A bird comes flying; it alights on the palace tree. Its cry inspires dread; the lord must depart.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 57 (The Gentle) to hexagram 2 (The Receptive). 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.