Hexagram:The Army →Hexagram:Abundance
I-Ching Transformation
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
→
55
Abundance
Feng
Thunder / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4).
Line 1: 師出以律否臧凶
師shīthe militia
出chūsets out
以yǐby
律lǜcode
否pǐif not
臧zāngright
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line 2: 在師中吉無咎王三錫命
在zàiat
師shīthe militia
中zhōngthe center
吉jípromising
無wúnothing
咎jiùblame
王wángthe sovereign
三sānthree times
錫xīgrants
命mìngdecrees
Line 3: 師或輿尸凶
師shīthe militia
或huòmay
輿yúto transport
尸shīdead bodies
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line 4: 師左次無咎
師shīthe militia's
左zuǒin a fallback
次cìencampment
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Thunderreceptive to arousing
Lower TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
崔嵬北岳，天神貴客。衣冠不已，蒙被恩德。
The lofty northern peak, Cuiwei; celestial spirits and honored guests. Robes and caps without cease; covered and blessed with grace.
— 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 55 (Abundance). 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.