Hexagram:Conflict Hexagram:Return

I Ching Transformation

6
Conflict
Song
Heaven / Water
24
Return
Fu
Earth / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven Earthyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater Thunderabysmal to arousing

Yilin Verse

褰兔缺唇,行難齒寒。口痛不言,為身生患。

The rabbit with cleft lip; walking is difficult, teeth are cold. The mouth aches, unable to speak; bringing affliction upon himself.

— 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 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.