Hexagram:The Army Hexagram:The Clinging

I Ching Transformation

7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
30
The Clinging
Li
Fire / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Firereceptive to clinging
Lower TrigramWater Fireyin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

戴堯扶禹,從喬彭祖。西遇王母,道路夷易,無敢難者。

Upholding Yao, supporting Yu; following Qiao and Peng Zu. Meeting the Queen Mother in the west; the road is smooth and easy, none dare make it difficult.

— 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 30 (The Clinging). 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.