Hexagram:The Army →Hexagram:Increase
I Ching Transformation
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
→
42
Increase
Yi
Wind / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Windreceptive to gentle
Lower TrigramWater →Thunderabysmal to arousing
Yilin Verse
削根燒株，不生肌膚。病在心腹，日以燋枯。
Cutting the root, burning the stump; no flesh can grow. The sickness is in the heart and belly; daily withering to dryness.
— 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 42 (Increase). 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.