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).

Line 1: 飛鳥以凶

fēiflies
niǎobird
is on the way to
xiōngadversity

Line 3: 弗過防之從或戕之凶

it
guògo beyond
fángto defend
zhīoneself
cóngfrom behind
huòsomebody
qiāngassault
zhīthis one
xiōngunfortunate

Line 4: 無咎弗過遇之往厲必戒勿用永貞

avoid
jiùharm
it
guògo beyond
to greet
zhīanother
wǎnggoing
difficult
and require
jièprecaution
do not
yòngpractice
yǒnglasting
zhēnpersistence

Line 5: 密雲不雨自我西郊公弋取彼在穴

thick
yúnclouds
but
rain
coming from
our
西western
jiāohorizon
gōngeven a duke
bowhunts with tethered/harpoon arrows
preferring
that
zàiin
xuécave

Line 6: 弗遇過之飛鳥離之凶是謂災眚

without
greeting
guòin
zhīthem
fēiflying
niǎobirds
abandon
zhīthis
xiōngill-omened
shìtrue
wèisignalling
zāiof calamity
shěngand harm

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.