Hexagram:Limitation Hexagram:The Marrying Maiden

I-Ching Transformation

60
Limitation
Jie
Water / Lake
54
The Marrying Maiden
Gui Mei
Thunder / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater Thunderabysmal to arousing
Lower TrigramLake Lake

Yilin Verse

王良善御,伯樂知馬。周旋步趨,行中規矩。止息有節,延命壽考。

Wang Liang excels at driving; Bole understands horses. Circling and stepping in measured pace, movement follows compass and square. Rest and pause have proper rhythm; life and years are extended long.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 60 (Limitation) to hexagram 54 (The Marrying Maiden). 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.