䷣ Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light

Judgment

DARKENING OF THE LIGHT. Be aware of the difficulty of your position.

Image

The light has sunk into the earth: The image of DARKENING OF THE LIGHT. Thus, veil your light yet still shine.

Description
Hexagram 36 is named 明夷 (míng yí), “Darkening of the Light”. Other variations include “brilliance injured” and “intelligence hidden”. Its inner trigram is ☲ (離 lí) radiance = (火) fire, and its outer trigram is ☷ (坤 kūn) field = (地) earth.