明夷 → 觀
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 20: Contemplation
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷓
觀
Contemplation
Wind / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WindThe Receptive → The Gentle
Lower TrigramFire → EarthThe Clinging → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
德積逢時，宜其美才。相明輔聖，拜受福休。長女不嫁，後為大悔。
Virtue accumulated meets its time; fitting for one of fine talent. Minister and sage assist the holy king; bowing, they receive blessings and grace. The eldest daughter does not marry; later this becomes great regret.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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