The I Ching Speaks!

     36.  Ming I / Darkening of the Light

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          ---- ----     above     K'un   The Receptive, Earth
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          ---- ----     below     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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     The Judgement

          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.
          Thus does the superior man live with the great mass:
          He veils his light, yet still shines.

     The Lines

          Six in the fourth place means:
          He penetrates the left side of the belly.
          One gets at the very heart of the darkening of the light,
          And leaves gate and courtyard.

     []   Six at the top means:
          Not light but darkness.
          First he climbed up to heaven,
          Then he plunged into the depths of the earth.


     30.  Li / The Clinging, Fire

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          ---- ----     above     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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          ---- ----     below     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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     The Judgement

          The Clinging. Perseverance furthers.
          It brings success.
          Care of the cow brings good fortune.

     The Image

          That which is bright rises twice:
          The image of Fire.
          Thus the great man, by perpetuating this brightness,
          Illumines the four quarters of the world.