Hexagram:The Army →Hexagram:Breakthrough
I Ching Transformation
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
→
43
Breakthrough
Guai
Lake / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramWater →Heavenabysmal to creative
Yilin Verse
文山紫芝，雍梁朱草。生長和氣，福祿來處。
On Mount Wen, purple lingzhi; in Yong and Liang, vermillion herbs. Growing in harmonious qi; fortune and blessings come to dwell.
— 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 43 (Breakthrough). 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.