Hexagram:The Gentle →Hexagram:Return
I Ching Transformation
57
The Gentle
Xun
Wind / Wind
→
24
Return
Fu
Earth / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind →Earthgentle to receptive
Lower TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing
Yilin Verse
車馳人趨，卷甲相求。齊魯寇戎，敗於大丘。
Chariots thunder, men rush; rolling up armor in pursuit. The forces of Qi and Lu; defeated at the Great Mound.
— 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 24 (Return). 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.