Yi Jing Hexagram 34 - Line 4

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The hexagram: 34

An hexagram is a combination of six yin and yang lines.

34.4 (34 > 11)
34.4 (34 > 11) - Being very careful

When one hesitates they consult their friends.

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The trigrams

The trigrams are combinations of three yin and yang lines. The three bottom lines of the hexagram form the lower trigram and represent the inner situation. The three top lines form the upper trigram and represent the outer situation.

trigSup2

The thunderThe earth

trigInf

The sky

The nuclear hexagram: 43.3.5 (43 > 54)

The nuclear hexagram is the association of the two inner trigrams (lines 2,3,4 and 3,4,5). It represents the root, or the origin of the situation.

43.3.5 (43 > 54)
43.3.5 (43 > 54) - Revelation

One serves others to extract information from them.

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The derived (Fan Yao)

The same line number on the mutated hexagram. It reperesents what can be done AFTER to correct the situation described by this line, as a sort of remedy or solution.

11.4 (11 > 34)
11.4 (11 > 34) - Abandoning differences.

All follow different paths but join forces on the essential.

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The juncture: 12.3

The derived of the reciprocal. It represents what could have been done BEFORE to prevent the situation described by this line, as a sort of remedy or solution.

12.3 (12 > 33)
12.3 (12 > 33) - Lacking of results

One recognizes that one has not been up to the task.

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The reciprocal: 33.3

The hexagram upside down. It represents the opposite situation, and as such is insturmental when validating comments.

33.3 (33 > 12)
33.3 (33 > 12) - Hiring on the spot

Getting assistance from those who are coming in.

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Mutations

34.4 (34 > 11)
34.4 (34 > 11) - Being very careful

When one hesitates they consult their friends.

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34.1.4 (34 > 46)
34.1.4 (34 > 46) - The best treatment

One prepares as well as one can the return of those who are resting.

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34.2.4 (34 > 36)
34.2.4 (34 > 36) - Becoming cumbersome

One sends the others shopping so that one can finish one's work in peace.

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34.3.4 (34 > 19)
34.3.4 (34 > 19) - Denying the evidence

One refuses to see the harm that others have done.

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34.1.3.4 (34 > 7)
34.1.3.4 (34 > 7) - Being tolerant

One allows those who think otherwise to express their difference.

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34.2.3.4 (34 > 24)
34.2.3.4 (34 > 24) - Refusing any agreement

One moves forward so that others will not be able to make any concessions.

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34.1.2.3.4 (34 > 2)
34.1.2.3.4 (34 > 2) - Turning coat

One has started by pleasing others but later has distressed them.

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34.4.5 (34 > 5)
34.4.5 (34 > 5) - Withstanding the shock

One applauds those who are not stunned by the concussions.

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34.1.4.5 (34 > 48)
34.1.4.5 (34 > 48) - Returning the favor

One is delighted to be able to help those to whom one owes a debt

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34.2.4.5 (34 > 63)
34.2.4.5 (34 > 63) - Talking about one's dreams

One monopolizes the general attention with one's bedtime stories.

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34.1.2.4.5 (34 > 39)
34.1.2.4.5 (34 > 39) - Foreseeing an assault

One tames the most vulnerable to protect them from those who want to exploit them.

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34.3.4.5 (34 > 60)
34.3.4.5 (34 > 60) - Wanting to get out of  a hornet's nest

One moves mountains so as not to bear the choice of others.

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34.1.3.4.5 (34 > 29)
34.1.3.4.5 (34 > 29) - Acting on one's own

One complicates things when one doesn't want to do exactly as others say.

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34.2.3.4.5 (34 > 3)
34.2.3.4.5 (34 > 3) - Teaching humility

One moves ahead of those who want to be always right.

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34.4.6 (34 > 26)
34.4.6 (34 > 26) - Closing with much fanfare

One closes the session with a resounding speech.

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34.1.4.6 (34 > 18)
34.1.4.6 (34 > 18) - Changing one's line of defense

One learns to do extra work so that one is not recognized as an actor.

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34.2.4.6 (34 > 22)
34.2.4.6 (34 > 22) - Welcoming one's partners

One merges with those who are best able to complete what one brings.

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34.1.2.4.6 (34 > 52)
34.1.2.4.6 (34 > 52) - Continuing anyway

One is managing to move one's project forward against all odds.

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34.3.4.6 (34 > 41)
34.3.4.6 (34 > 41) - Ignoring threats

One thinks one is making a great deal but one didn't take into account the extra costs.

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34.1.3.4.6 (34 > 4)
34.1.3.4.6 (34 > 4) - Taking the mask off

One claims having only sympathy for those one hates.

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34.2.3.4.6 (34 > 27)
34.2.3.4.6 (34 > 27) - Doing a test run

One must prove oneself before one can hold the helm.

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34.1.2.3.4.6 (34 > 23)
34.1.2.3.4.6 (34 > 23) - Preparing a charm offensive

One strings pearls to make a necklace designed to seduce others.

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34.4.5.6 (34 > 9)
34.4.5.6 (34 > 9) - Getting back to the basics

One feels more sensations when one stops deviating from the subject.

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34.1.4.5.6 (34 > 57)
34.1.4.5.6 (34 > 57) - Agreeing to discuss

One succeeds in obtaining concessions to put an end to a period of unrest.

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34.1.2.4.5.6 (34 > 53)
34.1.2.4.5.6 (34 > 53) - Calming one's ardor

One makes life easier for one's neighbors by not waking them up when they are resting

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34.3.4.5.6 (34 > 61)
34.3.4.5.6 (34 > 61) - Giving in for love

One resolves to make other concessions so as not to lose a very important market.

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34.1.3.4.5.6 (34 > 59)
34.1.3.4.5.6 (34 > 59) - Following the line

One strictly follows the instructions given by one's superiors.

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34.1.2.3.4.5.6 (34 > 20)
34.1.2.3.4.5.6 (34 > 20) - Making a summary

One recapitulates for those who do not know the rules.

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