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).

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.