58.1.2.3.4 (58 > 39)
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 lake The mountain


58.1 (58 > 47) - Bringing one's own snack
One lacks means but can continue with the others.
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58.2 (58 > 17) - Showing unwillingness
Friends give up when one reluctantly commits oneself.
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58.3 (58 > 43) - Being subjected to a non-consensual relationship
One reluctantly commits oneself.
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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.
37.1.2.3.4.5 (37 > 64) - Misplacing one's possessions
One hurries up so one loses something on the way.
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The starting situation
58.4 (58 > 60) - Relieving oneself of wants
Profiteers want to limit the response to the most modest demands.
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The direction where the ruler is going to bend
58.1.2.3 (58 > 31) - Inadequate response
One regains one's freedom because the others did not want to tell the whole truth.
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