Hexagram:Before Completion →Hexagram:Biting Through

I Ching Transformation

64
Before Completion
Wei Ji
Fire / Water
→
21
Biting Through
Shi Ke
Fire / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines: 1, 2).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire →Fire
Lower TrigramWater →Thunderabysmal to arousing

Yilin Verse

春服既成，載華復生。莖葉盛茂，實穗泥泥。

Spring garments are complete; flowers bloom once more. Stems and leaves flourish thick; grain heads hang heavy and full.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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Related Pages

View Hexagram 64View Hexagram 21Reverse: 21 → 64

About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 64 (Before Completion) to hexagram 21 (Biting Through). 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.