Hexagram:The Army →Hexagram:Retreat
I Ching Transformation
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
→
33
Retreat
Dun
Heaven / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater →Mountainabysmal to stillness
Yilin Verse
土與山連，終身無患。天地高明，萬歲長安。
Earth joins with the mountain; lifelong, no calamity. Heaven and earth are lofty and bright; ten thousand years of lasting peace.
— 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 33 (Retreat). 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.