明夷 → 坎
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 29: The Abysmal Water
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷜
坎
The Abysmal Water
Water / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramFire → WaterThe Clinging → The Deep
Yilin Verse
陰積不已，雲作淫雨。傷害平陸，民无室屋。
Yin gathers without ceasing; clouds bring excessive rain. It damages the level plains; the people have no roofs or shelter.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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