明夷

Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 50: The Cauldron

明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
The Cauldron
Fire / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth FireThe Receptive → The Clinging
Lower TrigramFire WindThe Clinging → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

乘風雨會,與飛鳥俱。動舉千里,見我愛母。

Riding wind and rain together; traveling alongside the flying birds. Moving, a thousand miles are crossed; I go to see my beloved mother.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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