I Ching Oracle Result: Transformation from Hexagram 26 with Changing Lines 1, 5, 6 to Hexagram 48
Yì Jīng’s Response: Hexagram 26.1.5.6 -> 48
26. Great Accumulation (大畜 Dà Chù)
Trigrams
- Above
- ☶ Gèn (Mountain) — 山 · Stillness
- Below
- ☰ Qián (Heaven) — 天 · Creative
The Symbolism of Hexagram 26
Hexagram 大畜 (Dà Chù) describes the containment of great force. Strength is not expressed outwardly but held, stored, and disciplined until the proper moment.
Hexagram 26 Judgment
大畜，利貞。不家食，吉。利涉大川。
(Dà chù, lì zhēn. Bù jiā shí, jí. Lì shè dà chuān.)
"Great accumulation. It is favorable to remain correctly aligned. Not eating at home brings favorable outcome. It is favorable to undertake a major transition."
Power is being gathered and restrained. Alignment ensures that what is accumulated remains usable and not destructive.
Not eating at home indicates reliance on a larger order rather than personal reserves. When strength is properly contained, it becomes possible to undertake significant movement.
Hexagram 26 Image
天在山中，大畜。君子以多識前言往行，以畜其德。
(Tiān zài shān zhōng, dà chù. Jūn zǐ yǐ duō shí qián yán wǎng xíng, yǐ chù qí dé.)
"Heaven is held within the mountain: great accumulation. The superior person learns from many past words and deeds and stores up virtue."
Heaven represents immense force; the mountain contains it. This is not suppression, but structured holding.
Through study and reflection, strength is accumulated internally and made stable.
Line 1 Changing
有厲，利已。
(Yǒu lì, lì yǐ.)
"Risk present. It is favorable to stop."
Force is present but not yet stable. Acting prematurely introduces risk.
Halting preserves what is being accumulated.
Line 5 Changing
豶豕之牙，吉。
(Fén shǐ zhī yá, jí.)
"The tusks of a restrained boar. Favorable outcome."
Power remains present but no longer causes harm. It has been shaped rather than eliminated.
This is controlled strength—danger contained but still available.
Line 6 Changing
何天之衢，亨。
(Hé tiān zhī qú, hēng.)
"At the crossroads of heaven, there is smooth progress."
Accumulation and restraint are complete. The stored force can now move without obstruction.
Because it has been properly contained, release leads to clear and effective progress.
Changing to:
48. The Well (井 Jǐng)
Trigrams
- Above
- ☵ Kǎn (Water) — 水 · Depth
- Below
- ☴ Xùn (Wind) — 風 · Penetrating
The Symbolism of Hexagram 48
Hexagram 井 (Jǐng) describes a shared resource structure that remains constant regardless of external change. The well does not change—only access to it does.
Water above wood shows resource brought upward through a structured channel. The system depends not on the existence of the resource, but on the ability to draw from it.
Hexagram 48 Judgment
井，改邑不改井，无喪无得。往來井井，汔至亦未繘井，羸其瓶，凶。
(Jǐng, gǎi yì bù gǎi jǐng, wú sàng wú dé. Wǎng lái jǐng jǐng, qì zhì yì wèi yù jǐng, léi qí píng, xiōng.)
"The Well. Structures may change, but the source remains. It neither diminishes nor increases. Movement occurs around it. If access fails, or the vessel is inadequate, unfavorable outcome."
This hexagram describes a stable underlying resource that persists independent of circumstance. What changes is not the resource, but the system used to access it.
Failure occurs not from absence, but from inability to draw from what is already present. Proper access and functional tools are essential.
Hexagram 48 Image
木上有水，井。君子以勞民勸相。
(Mù shàng yǒu shuǐ, jǐng. Jūn zǐ yǐ láo mín quàn xiāng.)
"Wood draws water upward: the well. The superior person labors for the people and encourages mutual support."
The well is not self-operating—it requires effort, structure, and participation.
Sustained access depends on maintaining both the system and the process by which the resource is shared.
Peace and wisdom on your journey!
With gratitude,
The I Ching Team