Hexagram:Small Preponderance →Hexagram:Decrease
I Ching Transformation
62
Small Preponderance
Xiao Guo
Thunder / Mountain
→
41
Decrease
Sun
Mountain / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder →Mountainarousing to stillness
Lower TrigramMountain →Lakestillness to joyous
Yilin Verse
昧昧暗暗，不知白黑。風雨亂擾，光明伏匿，幽王失國。
Dark upon dark, dim upon dim; black and white cannot be known; wind and rain throw all into disorder; light and brightness lie hidden; King You loses his kingdom.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 62 (Small Preponderance) to hexagram 41 (Decrease). 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.