Hexagram:Inner Truth →Hexagram:Influence
I-Ching Transformation
61
Inner Truth
Zhong Fu
Wind / Lake
→
31
Influence
Xian
Lake / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Line 1: 虞吉有他不燕
虞yúreadiness
吉jípromising
有yǒuto be
他tāmore than this
不bùno
燕yàncomfort
Line 2: 鳴鶴在陰其子和之我有好爵吾與爾靡之
鳴míngcall
鶴hècrane
在zàiremaining in
陰yīnshadows
其qíher
子zǐyoung ones
和hèrespond
之zhīher
我wǒI
有yǒuhave
好hǎofine
爵juédecanter
吾wúI
與yǔalong with
爾ěryour
靡mǐwill drain
之zhīit
Line 3: 得敵或鼓或罷或泣或歌
得définding
敵dícounterpart
或huòmaybe
鼓gǔto beat
或huòor maybe
罷bàto quit
或huòmaybe
泣qìto weep
或huòor maybe
歌gēto sing
Line 4: 月幾望馬匹亡無咎
月yuèmoon
幾jīalmost
望wàngfull
馬mǎhorse
匹pǐof a pair
亡wángruns away
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line 6: 翰音登于天貞凶
翰hànrooster's
音yīncrowing
登dēngascend
于yúup to
天tiānheaven
貞zhēnpersistence
凶xiōngunfortunate
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind →Lakegentle to joyous
Lower TrigramLake →Mountainjoyous to stillness
Yilin Verse
低頭竊視，有所遇避。行作不利，酒酸魚餒，眾莫貪嗜。
Head bowed, stealing glances; something to meet and avoid. Actions bring no profit; wine sours and fish spoils. None desire to taste them.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 61 (Inner Truth) to hexagram 31 (Influence). 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.