Hexagram:The Army Hexagram:Standstill

I Ching Transformation

7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
12
Standstill
Pi
Heaven / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 2, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater Earthabysmal to receptive

Yilin Verse

羿張烏號,彀射天狼。柱國雄勇,鬭死滎陽。

Yi draws the Black Cry bow, aiming at the Celestial Wolf. The pillar of the state, heroic and brave; fighting to the death at Xingyang.

— 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 12 (Standstill). 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.