明夷 → 咸
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 31: Influence
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷞
咸
Influence
Lake / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramFire → MountainThe Clinging → Keeping Still
Yilin Verse
新作初陵，踰蹈難登。三駒推車，跌頓傷頤。
A new mound freshly raised; too steep to climb or cross. Three colts push the cart; they stumble and fall, injuring their jaws.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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