明夷 → 蠱
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷑
蠱
Work on the Decayed
Mountain / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → MountainThe Receptive → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramFire → WindThe Clinging → The Gentle
Yilin Verse
文文墨墨，憂禍相雜。南北失志，東西不得。
Muddled writing, blotted ink; worry and misfortune mingle together. South and north lose their aim; east and west cannot be found.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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