Hexagram:The Army →Hexagram:The Joyous

I Ching Transformation

7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
→
58
The Joyous
Dui
Lake / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 1, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramWater →Lakeabysmal to joyous

Yilin Verse

刀槍入庫，馬放南山。田畝新耕，童子歌行。

Swords and spears are stored away; horses are loosed on the southern hills. Fields are freshly plowed; children walk along singing.

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

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Related Pages

View Hexagram 7View Hexagram 58Reverse: 58 → 7

About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 7 (The Army) to hexagram 58 (The Joyous). 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.