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Some lines shift, opening a second hexagram to compare.

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Some lines are marked to shift. They open a second hexagram to compare.

A line shown as 6 or 9 is a changing line. It moves from yin to yang, or the reverse.

The first hexagram is the present shape. The second shows where the energy tends to turn.

Lines 6 and 9

Changing lines. They mark a point of movement in the figure.

Lines 7 and 8

Stable lines. They stay as they are in the reading.

Compare the two figures. The shift often points to a choice or a change already in motion.