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).

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.