Hexagram:Conflict →Hexagram:Work on the Decayed
I-Ching Transformation
6
Conflict
Song
Heaven / Water
→
18
Work on the Decayed
Gu
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramHeaven →Mountaincreative to stillness
Lower TrigramWater →Windabysmal to gentle
Yilin Verse
桑葉螟蠹，衣弊如絡。女工不成，絲布為玉。
Mulberry leaves eaten by caterpillars and borers; garments tattered as netting. Women's work unfinished; silk cloth might as well be jade.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 6 (Conflict) to hexagram 18 (Work on the Decayed). 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.