明夷

Hexagram 15: Modesty → Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light

Modesty
Earth / Mountain
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 1).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth Earth
Lower TrigramMountain FireKeeping Still → The Clinging

Yilin Verse

鰌鰕去海,藏於枯里;街巷褊隘,不得自在;南北極遠,渴餒成疾。

Loaches and shrimp leave the sea, hiding in a withered village. The lanes and alleys are narrow and cramped; one cannot move at ease. South and north are vastly far; thirst and hunger bring illness.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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