DIANJI · 典籍
Darkened light · Concealment of brightness · Surviving the dark age
利艰贞。
明夷象征光明受损、陷入黑暗。利于在艰难困苦中坚守正道。太阳落入地平线下，外部极端险恶，须韬光养晦。
初九 明夷于飞，垂其翼。君子于行，三日不食，有攸往，主人有言。
六二 明夷，夷于左股，用拯马壮，吉。
九三 明夷于南狩，得其大首，不可疾贞。
六四 入于左腹，获明夷之心，于出门庭。
六五 箕子之明夷，利贞。
上六 不明晦，初登于天，后入于地。
利艰贞。
When light is wounded and hidden, holding steady through hardship is what carries one through.
Initial Nine: Light dimmed mid-flight — the wings droop low. Even going without food for three days on the road, the disciplined traveler keeps moving toward a real destination, letting the host's idle gossip pass unanswered.
Six in the second: The dimming strikes a wound in the left thigh, but rescue comes swiftly, carried on a strong horse. Good fortune.
Nine in the third: In the dimness, a southern campaign succeeds and the ringleader is caught — but this isn't the moment to demand a final, settled outcome just yet.
Six in the fourth: Reaching deep, to the very core of the matter, one finally understands the true nature of this darkness — and walks out the gate for good.
Six in the fifth: Concealing one's light the way Prince Ji once did — holding to that discipline pays off.
Six at the top: Here there is no light left at all, only darkness. What first soared toward the heavens ends by crashing into the depths of the earth.