Hexagram:Small Taming →Hexagram:Modesty
I Ching Transformation
9
Small Taming
Xiao Chu
Wind / Heaven
→
15
Modesty
Qian
Earth / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind →Earthgentle to receptive
Lower TrigramHeaven →Mountaincreative to stillness
Yilin Verse
式微式微，憂禍相半；隔以岩山，室家分散。
Fading, fading away; worry and misfortune share equal measure. Separated by cliffs and mountains; the household is scattered apart.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 9 (Small Taming) to hexagram 15 (Modesty). 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.