明夷

Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 17: Following

明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
Following
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 3, 4, 5).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramFire ThunderThe Clinging → The Arousing

Yilin Verse

履冰蹈凌,雖困不窮。播雀登巖,卒無憂凶。

Treading on ice, stepping over frost; though beset, not brought to ruin. The sparrow ascends the cliff; in the end there is no grief or misfortune.

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

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