明夷 → 隨
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 17: Following
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷐
隨
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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