Hexagram:Darkening of the Light →Hexagram:Following
I Ching Transformation
36
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi
Earth / Fire
→
17
Following
Sui
Lake / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramFire →Thunderclinging to arousing
Yilin Verse
履冰蹈凌，雖困不窮。播雀登巖，卒無憂凶。
Treading on ice, stepping over frost; though beset, not brought to ruin. The sparrow ascends the cliff; in the end there is no grief or misfortune.
— 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 17 (Following). 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.