Hexagram:Small Preponderance Hexagram:Increase

I Ching Transformation

62
Small Preponderance
Xiao Guo
Thunder / Mountain
42
Increase
Yi
Wind / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramThunder Windarousing to gentle
Lower TrigramMountain Thunderstillness to arousing

Yilin Verse

執斧破薪,使媒求婦。和合二姓,親迎斯須。色比毛嬙,姑翁悅喜。

Taking axe to split firewood, sending matchmaker to seek a bride; two surnames join in harmony; welcoming the bride in ceremony; her beauty rivals Mao Qiang; parents-in-law rejoice.

— 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 42 (Increase). 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.