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).

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.