Hexagram:Darkening of the Light →Hexagram:Treading
I Ching Transformation
36
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi
Earth / Fire
→
10
Treading
Lu
Heaven / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramFire →Lakeclinging to joyous
Yilin Verse
旦樹菽豆，暮成藿羹，心之所樂，志快心歡。
At dawn he plants beans and pulses; by evening they become a stew of greens. What the heart delights in; the will is glad and the spirit joyful.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 36 (Darkening of the Light) to hexagram 10 (Treading). 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.