18.2.4.5.6 (18 > 31)
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 mountain The lake
Lower trigram: The wind The mountain
18.4 (18 > 50) - Failing close to goal
The others do not commit because one has not decided them.
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The nuclear hexagram: 54.1.3.5.6 (54 > 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.
54.1.3.5.6 (54 > 44) - Assistance
One escalates an emerging conflict by sympathizing with those who should have been repelled gently.
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The starting situation
18.6 (18 > 46) - Losing one's former allies
One lets others know that one will no longer support them.
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The direction where the ruler is going to bend
18.2.4.5 (18 > 33) - Not being helpful
One puts one's interests before those of their entourage.
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