Judgment
— I Ching · classical
利艰贞。
Darkening of the light. In adversity, it furthers one to be persevering.
Image
— Great Image
明入地中，明夷，君子以莅众，用晦而明。
The light has sunk into the earth: the image of the darkening of the light. Thus the superior person, in dealing with the multitude, conceals their light yet remains bright.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Initial Nine · 初九
⚊ yang
明夷于飞，垂其翼。君子于行，三日不食，有攸往，主人有言。
Darkening of the light during flight. He lowers his wings. The superior person does not eat for three days on his wanderings. But he has somewhere to go. The host has occasion to gossip about him.
Recognize early, retreat with lowered wings. The wise traveler fasts three days but keeps moving; let the host's gossip pass.
Six in the second · 六二
⚋ yin
明夷，夷于左股，用拯马壮，吉。
Darkening of the light injures him in the left thigh. He gives aid with the strength of a horse. Good fortune.
Grazed in the left thigh; rescue through a strong horse — fortune through swift, decisive help.
Nine in the third · 九三
⚊ yang
明夷于南狩，得其大首，不可疾贞。
Darkening of the light during the hunt in the south. Their great leader is captured. One must not expect perseverance too soon.
Pursuit in the south; the ringleader is taken. Do not insist on premature finality; allow the process.
Six in the fourth · 六四
⚋ yin
入于左腹，获明夷之心，于出门庭。
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.
Penetrates the inner intent of the darkness; understanding it, departs the compromised house.
Six in the fifth · 六五
⚋ yin
箕子之明夷，利贞。
Darkening of the light as with Prince Ji. Perseverance furthers.
Like Prince Ji of antiquity — outwardly mad, inwardly luminous. Conceal the light to preserve integrity.
Six at the top · 上六
⚋ yin
不明晦，初登于天，后入于地。
Not light but darkness. First he climbed up to heaven, then he plunged into the depths of the earth.
The eclipsing power — at first ascending as if to heaven — finally plunges into the abyss. Tyranny destroys itself.
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
Office-political bloodbath, regulatory wipeout, toxic corporate culture. Do not stand out, do not speak radically, do bottom-tier work well, preserve strength.
Psychology & Cognition
Bright inside, dim outside (nan de hu tu). In the darkest night of life, do not extinguish the inner flame; wait silently for dawn.
Decision Guidance
Use darkness yet remain bright (yong hui er ming). Persevere in adversity. The eclipsing power eventually destroys itself (line 6).
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Václav Havel's 'living in truth' under totalitarian regimes; the dissident tradition (Solzhenitsyn, Mandela in prison); Frankl's logotherapy in concentration camps; the Stoic distinction between fate and freedom in adversity; the Marrano practice of inner devotion under external compliance.
· All texts here come from public-domain editions of the I Ching and supporting commentary.
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· The same input via the same method will always reproduce the same hexagram — verifiable below.