明夷 → 中孚
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷼
中孚
Inner Truth
Wind / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WindThe Receptive → The Gentle
Lower TrigramFire → LakeThe Clinging → The Joyous
Yilin Verse
西上九陂，往來留連。止須時日，虛與有德。
Westward, ascending the nine reservoirs; coming and going, lingering on. Halting to await the proper day; emptiness yields to virtue.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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