31.1.2.3 (31 > 58)
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.
Upper trigram: The lake

Lower trigram: The mountain The lake


The nuclear hexagram: 44.1.2.4 (44 > 37)
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.
44.1.2.4 (44 > 37) - Invitation
One is patching up old jalopies to give them a new youth.
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The starting situation
31.3 (31 > 45) - Simply waiting
One wants to go when one has to let the other come forward.
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The direction where the ruler is going to bend
31.1.2 (31 > 43) - Taking cover
One risks injury if the necessary precautions are not taken.
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