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。
明míngbrightness
夷yíobscured
于yúin
飛fēiflight
垂chuílet drag
其qíone
翼yìwing
君jūnthe noble
子zǐyoung one
于yúin
行xíngpassing
三sānis
日rìdays
不bùwithout
食shíeating
有yǒuhaving
攸yōusomewhere
往wǎngto go
主zhǔ^(in) authority
人rénthose
有yǒuwill
言yántalk
Line Commentary
Darkening of the light during flight. Lowering wings. Going without food for three days on wanderings, but having somewhere to go. The host speaks ill of you. You retreat and evade, hurrying without permanent abode, remaining true to principles despite deprivation. Fixed goal, regardless of being misunderstood.
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