Hexagram:The Gentle →Hexagram:The Arousing
I Ching Transformation
57
The Gentle
Xun
Wind / Wind
→
51
The Arousing
Zhen
Thunder / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing
Lower TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing
Yilin Verse
日月運行，一寒一暑。榮寵赫赫，不可得保。顛隕墜墮，更為士伍。
Sun and moon revolve; one cold, one hot in turn. Blazing glory cannot be kept. Fallen and cast down; reduced again to common ranks.
— 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 51 (The Arousing). 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.