Hexagram:The Army →Hexagram:Treading
I-Ching Transformation
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
→
10
Treading
Lu
Heaven / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 4, 5, 6).
Line 1: 師出以律否臧凶
師shīthe militia
出chūsets out
以yǐby
律lǜcode
否pǐif not
臧zāngright
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line 4: 師左次無咎
師shīthe militia's
左zuǒin a fallback
次cìencampment
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line 5: 田有禽利執言無咎長子帥師弟子輿尸貞凶
田tiánthe fields
有yǒuholds
禽qíngame
利lìworthwhile
執zhíto control
言yánthe talking
無wúno
咎jiùblame
長zhǎngthe elder
子zǐson
帥shuàicaptains
師shīthe militia
弟dìthe younger
子zǐson
輿yúwould only transport
尸shīthe corpses
貞zhēnpersistence
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line 6: 大君有命開國承家小人勿用
大dàthe great
君jūnnoble
有yǒuassumes
命mìngfull command
開kāiestablish
國guóthe domains
承chéngand recognizes
家jiāthe clans
小xiǎothe lesser
人rénpeople
勿wùare not at all
用yònguseful
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater →Lakeabysmal to joyous
Yilin Verse
義不勝情，以欲自營。見利危寵，滅君令名。
Duty cannot overcome desire; pursuing selfish gain. Seeing profit, endangering favor; destroying the lord's good name.
— 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 10 (Treading). 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.