明夷 → 小畜
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light → Hexagram 9: Small Taming
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
→
䷈
小畜
Small Taming
Wind / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WindThe Receptive → The Gentle
Lower TrigramFire → HeavenThe Clinging → The Creative
Yilin Verse
道遠遼絕，路宿多悔，頑囂相聚，生我畏惡。
The road is distant and cut off; lodging on the way brings much regret. Ruffians and scoundrels gather round, breeding fear and loathing in me.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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