明夷 → 需
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 5: Waiting
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷄
需
Waiting
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramFire → HeavenThe Clinging → The Creative
Yilin Verse
童女无室，未有配合，空坐獨宿。
A young woman without a home; she has no match or union. She sits alone through the empty night.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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