明夷 → 萃
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷬
萃
Gathering Together
Lake / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramFire → EarthThe Clinging → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
稷為堯使，西見王母。拜請百福，賜我喜子，長樂富有。
Hou Ji was sent by Yao to journey west and see the Queen Mother. Bowing, he asked for a hundred blessings; she granted him a joyful son. Long happiness and abundant wealth.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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