Hexagram:Following →Hexagram:Darkening of the Light
I Ching Transformation
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
→
36
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi
Earth / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake →Earthjoyous to receptive
Lower TrigramThunder →Firearousing to clinging
Yilin Verse
日在阜顛，鄉昧為昏；小人成群，君子傷倫。
The sun atop the hill, the countryside dims to dusk; petty men swarm together, the gentleman grieves for propriety.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 17 (Following) 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.