Hexagram:The Army Hexagram:The Creative

I Ching Transformation

7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
1
The Creative
Qian
Heaven / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater Heavenabysmal to creative

Yilin Verse

一簧兩舌,佞言諂語。三姦成市,曾母投杼。

One reed, two tongues; flattering and fawning words. Three slanderers create a market rumor; even Zeng's mother throws down her shuttle.

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

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 7 (The Army) to hexagram 1 (The Creative). 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.