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).

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.