47.1.3.4 (47 > 5)
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 The water


Lower trigram: The water The sky


47.1 (47 > 58) - Being blinded
One abandons one's belongings for a while because one can't see anything.
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47.3 (47 > 28) - Being demoralized
One loses one' s means so one must ask for help from those whom one had neglected.
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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.
37.2.3.4.5 (37 > 38) - Falling back on one's legs
One regains one's poise after being scorned.
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The starting situation
47.4 (47 > 29) - Being kept by one' s sovereign
Before joining others, one has to satisfy the demands of one's benefactors.
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The direction where the ruler is going to bend
47.1.3 (47 > 43) - The embarrassment
One is repeating the same mistake despite the good advice one received.
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