Hexagram:The Army →Hexagram:Following
I Ching Transformation
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
→
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramWater →Thunderabysmal to arousing
Yilin Verse
干旄旌旗，撫幟在郊。雖有寶玉，无路致之。
Banners and pennants, feathered standards; holding ensigns in the field. Though there are precious jades; there is no road to deliver them.
— 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 17 (Following). 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.