39.1.4 (39 > 49)
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 water The lake


Lower trigram: The mountain The fire


39.1 (39 > 63) - Requesting an evaluation
Others resist because one did not check, so one asks a mediator to review one's work.
Bing DeepL Google YandexThe nuclear hexagram: 64.3.5 (64 > 44)
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.
64.3.5 (64 > 44) - Instability
One acts as if nothing happened whereas one is in serious trouble.
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The starting situation
39.4 (39 > 31) - Making one's friends hang around
Others are not there so one has to wait for them.
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The direction where the ruler is going to bend
39.1 (39 > 63) - Requesting an evaluation
Others resist because one did not check, so one asks a mediator to review one's work.
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