The I Ching Speaks!
36. Ming I / Darkening of the Light ---- ---- ---- ---- above K'un The Receptive, Earth ---- ---- ---------- ---- ---- below Li The Clinging, Flame ---------- 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 ---------- ---- ---- above Li The Clinging, Flame ---------- ---------- ---- ---- below Li The Clinging, Flame ---------- 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.