Hexagram:Holding Together →Hexagram:Pushing Upward
I-Ching Transformation
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
→
46
Pushing Upward
Sheng
Earth / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Earthabysmal to receptive
Lower TrigramEarth →Windreceptive to gentle
Yilin Verse
倉盈庾億，宜稼黍稷。年歲有息，國家富有。
Granaries brimming, storehouses overflowing; fit for planting millet and grain. Year after year there is surplus; the state is rich and abundant.
— 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 46 (Pushing Upward). 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.