Hexagram:Coming to Meet →Hexagram:Darkening of the Light
I-Ching Transformation
44
Coming to Meet
Gou
Heaven / Wind
→
36
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi
Earth / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Line 1: 繫于金柅貞吉有攸往見凶羸豕孚蹢躅
繫xìsecured
于yúby
金jīnmetal
柅nǐbrake
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jíis promising
有yǒuhave
攸yōusomewhere
往wǎngto go
見jiànlook at
凶xiōngthe unfortunate
羸léitethered
豕shǐhog
孚fúis sure
蹢zhíto kick
躅zhúand falter
Line 2: 包有魚無咎不利賓
包bāocreel
有yǒuholds
魚yúfish
無wúno
咎jiùblame
不bùbut no
利lìadvantage
賓bīnone's guests
Line 4: 包無魚起凶
包bāocreel
無wúwithout
魚yúfish
起qǐdawning
凶xiōngunhappiness
Line 5: 以杞包瓜含章有隕自天
以yǐusing
杞qǐwillows
包bāoto wrap
瓜guāmelons
含hánrestrained
章zhāngis a
有yǒuthese
隕yǔndropped
自zìfrom
天tiānheaven
Line 6: 姤其角吝無咎
姤gòuencountering
其qíon
角jiǎohorns
吝lìnembarrassing
無wúthough no
咎jiùto blame
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramHeaven →Earthyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWind →Firegentle to clinging
Yilin Verse
西戎為疾，幽君去室。陳子發難，項伯成就。
The Western Rong bring affliction; the darkened lord abandons his chambers. Chen Zi raises the banner of revolt; Xiang Bo brings it to fruition.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 44 (Coming to Meet) 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.