Hexagram 36
地火明夷
Darkening of the Light
Upper Trigram
☷
坤 (土)
Lower Trigram
☲
离 (火)
Palace
坎 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 4 · Ying: Line 1
The 坤 trigram (土) sits above the 离 trigram (火), forming 地火明夷. This hexagram belongs to the 坎 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Darkening of the Light. In adversity it furthers one to be persevering.
Image (象辞)
The light has sunk into the earth: the image of Darkening of the Light.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
Darkening of the light during flight. He lowers his wings. (明夷于飞)
Line 2
Darkening of the light injures him in the left thigh. (明夷，夷于左股)
Line 3
Darkening of the light during the hunt in the south. (明夷于南狩)
Line 4
He penetrates the left side of the belly. (入于左腹)
Line 5
Darkening of the light as with Prince Ji. (箕子之明夷)
Line 6
Not light but darkness. First heaven, then the depths. (不明晦)