Hexagram:The Army Hexagram:Development

I Ching Transformation

7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
53
Development
Jian
Wind / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Windreceptive to gentle
Lower TrigramWater Mountainabysmal to stillness

Yilin Verse

舜升大禹,石夷之野。徵詣玉闕,拜治水土。

Shun elevates Great Yu, from the wilderness of Shiyi. Summoned to the Jade Palace, appointed to govern flood and soil.

— 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 53 (Development). 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.