Hexagram:Darkening of the Light →Hexagram:Coming to Meet
I Ching Transformation
36
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi
Earth / Fire
→
44
Coming to Meet
Gou
Heaven / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramFire →Windclinging to gentle
Yilin Verse
孤獨特處，莫依為輔，心勞志苦。
Alone and solitary, dwelling apart; with none to lean on or aid. The heart toils, the spirit suffers.
— 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 44 (Coming to Meet). 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.