Hexagram:Small Taming →Hexagram:Deliverance
I Ching Transformation
9
Small Taming
Xiao Chu
Wind / Heaven
→
40
Deliverance
Xie
Thunder / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind →Thundergentle to arousing
Lower TrigramHeaven →Watercreative to abysmal
Yilin Verse
地凍三尺，種子沉眠。不知春信，黑暗無邊。
The ground frozen three feet deep; the seeds sleep in darkness. Knowing nothing of spring's message — the blackness is without limit.
— 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 40 (Deliverance). 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.