58.1.2.3.4.5 (58 > 15)
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 earth


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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58.4 (58 > 60) - Relieving oneself of wants
Profiteers want to limit the response to the most modest demands.
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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.
37.1.2.3.4.5.6 (37 > 40) - Knowing how to improvise
One works quickly and well despite the absence of instructions.
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The starting situation
58.5 (58 > 54) - Repelling dangerous impulses
One should think before giving one's opinion.
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The direction where the ruler is going to bend
58.1.2.3.4 (58 > 39) - Attraction
One uses one's attractions to get what one wants.
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