Hexagram:Small Taming →Hexagram:Holding Together

I Ching Transformation

9
Small Taming
Xiao Chu
Wind / Heaven
→
8
Holding Together
Bi
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind →Watergentle to abysmal
Lower TrigramHeaven →Earthyin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

鵲近卻縮，不見頭目；日以困急，不能自復。

The magpie draws near then shrinks back, unable to see head or eyes. Day by day more pressed and desperate; unable to recover on its own.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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Related Pages

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About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 9 (Small Taming) to hexagram 8 (Holding Together). 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.