Hexagram 36 Line 1: 初九
Ming Yi —明夷 —Darkening of the Light
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初九 明夷于飛。垂其翼。君子于行。三日不食。有攸往。主人有言。
Wilhelm Translation
Darkening of the light during flight. He lowers his wings. The superior man does not eat for three days On his wanderings. But he has somewhere to go. The host has occasion to gossip about him.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 36 Ming Yi (Darkening of the Light) transforms into Hexagram 15 Qian (Modesty).
Parent Hexagram
Darkening of the Light
Ming Yi明夷 (36)
Earth (坤) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire