Hexagram:Darkening of the Light →Hexagram:Oppression
I Ching Transformation
36
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi
Earth / Fire
→
47
Oppression
Kun
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Lakereceptive to joyous
Lower TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
絕而復通，雖達不窮。終得其願，姬姜相從。
Severed yet made whole again; though reaching through, not exhausted. At last the wish is gained; the houses of Ji and Jiang follow together.
— 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 47 (Oppression). 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.