Hexagram:Treading Hexagram:Darkening of the Light

I Ching Transformation

10
Treading
Lu
Heaven / Lake
36
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi
Earth / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramHeaven Earthyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramLake Firejoyous to clinging

Yilin Verse

築亂不時,使民恨憂;立祉為笑,君危臣騷。

Building recklessly, out of season; the people are filled with resentment and grief. Establishing a monument only to be mocked; the lord is endangered, the ministers agitated.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 10 (Treading) to hexagram 36 (Darkening of the Light). In the I Ching, when a reading produces changing lines, the hexagram transforms into another hexagram, providing guidance for both the current situation and its eventual evolution.