What this change means
Wounded in the left thigh, yet carried off by a strong horse: when the second line moves, the hurt is real but so is the rescue. Fire below becomes Heaven, and the darkness above starts to meet strength from beneath. Difficulties are growing and they touch you directly. What carries you through is firm resolve, acting for something larger than yourself, and contributing whatever you're able. The resulting hexagram, 11 Well-Being, shows where that can lead: a period of harmony and understanding, with people and situations that weren't good for you moving away and better ones arriving. Don't wait for the injury to heal before you help; helping is part of the healing here. Watch for self-pity, which narrows your view. Let the strong horse be your resolve and the people you serve, and keep riding toward better ground.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 36 Darkness
Difficulties are growing and circumstances affect you directly, but your firm resolve, acting for a greater good, and contributing as you're able will lead you to victory.
The wounded light: wounded in the left thigh. Rescued with a strong horse. Good fortune.
- The judgment of 36 Darkness
It's a dark time: circumstances force you to live alongside the wrong people. If you know how to protect yourself, hold on to your integrity, and go unnoticed, without openly showing your light and your talents, you'll stay safe until better times come. However hard they seem, hard times pass too.
Constancy in hardship is favorable.
- The judgment of 11 Well-Being
A period of well-being, harmony and understanding is coming, and you can enjoy it. People and situations that weren't good for you are moving away, and in their place come people and situations that bring blessings and support. Heaven grants its gifts.
The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
11 Well-Being → 36 Darknessline 2
Other transformations of Darkness
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.