Hexagram:The Army Hexagram:Innocence

I-Ching Transformation

7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
25
Innocence
Wu Wang
Heaven / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).

Line 1: 師出以律否臧凶

shīthe militia
chūsets out
by
code
if not
zāngright
xiōngunfortunate

Line 2: 在師中吉無咎王三錫命

zàiat
shīthe militia
zhōngthe center
promising
nothing
jiùblame
wángthe sovereign
sānthree times
grants
mìngdecrees

Line 4: 師左次無咎

shīthe militia's
zuǒin a fallback
encampment
no
jiùblame

Line 5: 田有禽利執言無咎長子帥師弟子輿尸貞凶

tiánthe fields
yǒuholds
qíngame
worthwhile
zhíto control
yánthe talking
no
jiùblame
zhǎngthe elder
son
shuàicaptains
shīthe militia
the younger
son
輿would only transport
shīthe corpses
zhēnpersistence
xiōngunfortunate

Line 6: 大君有命開國承家小人勿用

the great
jūnnoble
yǒuassumes
mìngfull command
kāiestablish
guóthe domains
chéngand recognizes
jiāthe clans
xiǎothe lesser
rénpeople
are not at all
yònguseful

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater Thunderabysmal to arousing

Yilin Verse

江南多蝮,螫我手足。冤繁詰屈,痛徹心腹。

South of the river, many vipers; they sting my hands and feet. Grievances tangled and twisted; pain pierces heart and belly.

— 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 25 (Innocence). 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.