明夷 → 夬
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 43: Breakthrough
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷪
夬
Breakthrough
Lake / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramFire → HeavenThe Clinging → The Creative
Yilin Verse
環堵倚鉏，升升屬口。貧賤所處，心寒昨苦。
Within four crumbling walls, leaning on a hoe; scraping mouthful by mouthful to survive. A dwelling of poverty and lowliness; the heart grows cold, the yesterdays bitter.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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