明夷 → 困
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 47: Oppression
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷮
困
Oppression
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramFire → WaterThe Clinging → The Deep
Yilin Verse
絕而復通，雖達不窮。終得其願，姬姜相從。
Severed yet made whole again; though reaching through, not exhausted. At last the wish is gained; the houses of Ji and Jiang follow together.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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