Hexagram:The Army →Hexagram:Gathering Together

I Ching Transformation

7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
→
45
Gathering Together
Cui
Lake / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramWater →Earthabysmal to receptive

Yilin Verse

鳧雁啞啞，以水為家。雌雄相和，心志娛樂，得其歡欲。

Wild ducks and geese cry out, making water their home. Male and female in harmony; hearts content and joyful, finding their pleasure.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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Related Pages

View Hexagram 7View Hexagram 45Reverse: 45 → 7

About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 7 (The Army) to hexagram 45 (Gathering Together). 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.