蠱 → 明夷
Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed → Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light
䷑
蠱
Work on the Decayed
Mountain / Wind
→
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain → EarthKeeping Still → The Receptive
Lower TrigramWind → FireThe Gentle → The Clinging
Yilin Verse
葛纍蒙棘,華不得實;讒佞亂政,使恩壅塞。
Kudzu vine entangles the thorns; blossoms cannot bear fruit. Slanderers and flatterers disrupt governance, blocking the flow of grace.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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