Hexagram:Holding Together →Hexagram:Before Completion
I Ching Transformation
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
→
64
Before Completion
Wei Ji
Fire / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramEarth →Waterreceptive to abysmal
Yilin Verse
登高上山，見王自言；申理我冤，得職蒙恩。
Climbing high upon the mountain, meeting the king and speaking directly. He hears my grievance; I receive office and 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 8 (Holding Together) to hexagram 64 (Before Completion). 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.