Hexagram 36 of 64明夷 Mín
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Darkening of the Light
Preserving your light in hostile conditions.
Brightness wounded, concealment of brilliance, eclipse, hiding one's light, intelligence hidden
☷Earth Above
☲Fire Below
Short Summary
FreeFire hidden below the earth — the sun gone beneath the horizon. The light has not disappeared. It has gone underground to survive.
You are in a situation where the conditions are against what you know to be true or good. The hexagram doesn't ask you to fight. It asks you to protect your inner light while the outer conditions pass. Some seasons are for hiding what matters.
Fire under the earth
the sun has gone underground;
tend it, wait, endure.