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Protecting the Light
Upper trigram: Earth · Lower trigram: Fire
Judgment
When light is harmed, integrity may be protected without public display.
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Earth above Fire; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yang, yin, yin, yin.
Reduce needless exposure while retaining judgment and an exit.
Six lines and their changes
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Lowered wings mark a difficult departure without easy recognition.
Move this line → Modesty in Action2 / 6
An injured leg needs capable assistance to reach safety.
Move this line → Open Exchange3 / 6
Finding the chief cause does not justify hurried total correction.
Move this line → A Return Begins4 / 6
Understanding the dark interior matters when it enables an exit.
Move this line → Abundance at Its Height5 / 6
Conceal brilliance while preserving the principle it serves.
Move this line → After the Crossing6 / 6
Power that loses its light descends from its former height.
Move this line → Form and Adornment
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Protecting the Light · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Earth / Fire. Earth above Fire; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yang, yin, yin, yin.
Protecting the Light · Move this line?
Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.
Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.