Hexagram 36 of 64
明夷
Darkening of the Light
ming yi · 明夷
NO
Misfortune
Interpretation
No. Hide your brilliance — this is not the time to shine.
Upper Trigram
Earth
Lower Trigram
Fire
The Judgment (King Wen)
Darkening of the Light. In adversity it furthers one to be persevering.
The Image
The light has sunk into the earth: the image of Darkening of the Light.
Keywords
concealmentadversityintelligencesurvival