明夷 → 井
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 48: The Well
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷯
井
The Well
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramFire → WindThe Clinging → The Gentle
Yilin Verse
陽并悖狂,拔劍自傷,為身坐殃。
Yang rages in blind madness; he draws his sword and wounds himself. He brings disaster upon his own body.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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