Hexagram:Holding Together →Hexagram:The Receptive
I Ching Transformation
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
→
2
The Receptive
Kun
Earth / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 1 changing line (line: 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Earthabysmal to receptive
Lower TrigramEarth →Earth
Yilin Verse
麟子鳳雛，生長家國。和氣所居，康樂無憂，邦多聖人。
Qilin young and phoenix chicks, born and raised in the homeland. Where harmonious qi dwells; peace and joy, no worry -- the state abounds with sages.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 8 (Holding Together) to hexagram 2 (The Receptive). 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.