Hexagram:Limitation →Hexagram:Small Preponderance
I-Ching Transformation
60
Limitation
Jie
Water / Lake
→
62
Small Preponderance
Xiao Guo
Thunder / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Line 1: 不出戶庭無咎
不bùnot
出chūgoing out
戶hùthe door
庭tíngthe chamber
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line 2: 不出門庭凶
不bùnot
出chūgoing out
門ménthe door
庭tíngthe chamber
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line 3: 不節若則嗟若無咎
不bùno
節jiéboundary
若ruòsuch
則zéand consequently
嗟jiēlament
若ruòsuch
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line 4: 安節亨
安ānsecure in
節jiéthe boundary
亨hēngfulfillment
Line 5: 甘節吉往有尚
甘gānsweet
節jiéboundary
吉jípromising
往wǎngto go ahead
有yǒuis
尚shàngworth
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Thunderabysmal to arousing
Lower TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Yilin Verse
遠視千里，不見所持。離婁之明，无益於耳。
Seeing far, a thousand li, yet not grasping what is held. Li Lou's legendary vision brings no benefit to the ears.
— 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 62 (Small Preponderance). 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.