明夷 → 蹇
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 39: Obstruction
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷦
蹇
Obstruction
Water / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramFire → MountainThe Clinging → Keeping Still
Yilin Verse
鹿得美草，鳴呼其友。九族和穆，不憂飢乏。
The deer finds fine grass and calls out to its friends. The nine clans dwell in harmony; they do not worry over hunger or want.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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