Hexagram:Limitation →Hexagram:Darkening of the Light
I Ching Transformation
60
Limitation
Jie
Water / Lake
→
36
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi
Earth / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater →Earthabysmal to receptive
Lower TrigramLake →Firejoyous to clinging
Yilin Verse
羽動角甘，雨續草木，茂年歲熟。
Feathered clouds stir, bringing sweet rain; moisture continues for grass and trees. Flourishing through the year, the harvest ripens.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 60 (Limitation) 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.