30.1.3.5 (30 > 12)
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 fire The sky


Lower trigram: The fire The earth


30.1 (30 > 56) - Scrubbing the ground
When the preparation is long one must be patient.
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30.3 (30 > 21) - Taking retaliatory action
One responds when one is called.
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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.
28.2.4.6 (28 > 53) - Throwing in the towel
One wants to let others know that one is cutting the losses.
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The starting situation
30.5 (30 > 13) - Losing a friend
One realizes that one has to leave a close one.
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The direction where the ruler is going to bend
30.1.3 (30 > 35) - Changing course
One sees an opportunity to do better than others by proceeding in a different way.
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