Hexagram:The Army →Hexagram:Darkening of the Light
I Ching Transformation
7
The Army
Shi
Earth / Water
→
36
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi
Earth / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Earth
Lower TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Yilin Verse
火烈不去，必殪僵仆。燔我衣裾，福不可悔。
The fierce fire does not relent; one must fall stiff and dead. It scorches my garment hems; blessings cannot be recovered.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 7 (The Army) 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.