比 → 明夷
Hexagram 8: Holding Together → Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light
䷇
比
Holding Together
Water / Earth
→
䷣
明夷
Darkening of the Light
Earth / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater → EarthThe Deep → The Receptive
Lower TrigramEarth → FireThe Receptive → The Clinging
Yilin Verse
元吉无咎，安寧不殆。時行則行，勿之有悔。
Great fortune, no fault; safe and peaceful, not imperiled. Act when the time calls for action; do not invite regret.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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