51.4.5.6 (51 > 42)
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 thunder The wind


Lower trigram: The thunder

51.4 (51 > 24) - Being bogged down
One has to free oneself from others before one can go any further.
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51.5 (51 > 17) - Getting pushed around
One holds firm when the tremors begin, accompanies the others and endures them until they stop.
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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.
39.3.5.6 (39 > 23) - Being a flip-flopper
One changes one's mind depending on one's interlocutors.
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The starting situation
51.6 (51 > 21) - Taking refuge in the heights
One has lost the weakest, so one keeps a low profile until they change.
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The direction where the ruler is going to bend
51.4.5 (51 > 3) - Shock
One tries to follow the instinct of one' s predecessors in order to be able to do like them.
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