Yi Jing Hexagram 16 - Line 5

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The hexagram: 16

An hexagram is a combination of six yin and yang lines.

16.5 (16 > 45)
16.5 (16 > 45) - Staying with one's friends

One has to share because one lacks of means.

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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.

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The thunderThe lake

trigInf

The earth

The nuclear hexagram: 39.6 (39 > 53)

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.

39.6 (39 > 53)
39.6 (39 > 53) - Calling back those who have left

One asks friends who distanced themselves to come back.

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The derived (Fan Yao)

The same line number on the mutated hexagram. It reperesents what can be done AFTER to correct the situation described by this line, as a sort of remedy or solution.

45.5 (45 > 16)
45.5 (45 > 16) - Continuing nevertheless

The others have left but one can encourage them.

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The juncture: 46.2

The derived of the reciprocal. It represents what could have been done BEFORE to prevent the situation described by this line, as a sort of remedy or solution.

46.2 (46 > 15)
46.2 (46 > 15) - Getting noticed

If one introduces one's friends, they will be received.

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The reciprocal: 15.2

The hexagram upside down. It represents the opposite situation, and as such is insturmental when validating comments.

15.2 (15 > 46)
15.2 (15 > 46) - Decency

One shows to others when it is necessary.

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Mutations

16.5 (16 > 45)
16.5 (16 > 45) - Staying with one's friends

One has to share because one lacks of means.

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16.1.5 (16 > 17)
16.1.5 (16 > 17) - Vigor

One will be careful not to raise false hopes.

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16.2.5 (16 > 47)
16.2.5 (16 > 47) - Issuing a free pass

One uses one's credit to get a favor that others have been refused.

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16.3.5 (16 > 31)
16.3.5 (16 > 31) - Monopolizing speech

One remembers that others did not always have a say.

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16.1.3.5 (16 > 49)
16.1.3.5 (16 > 49) - Molting

One ousts one's former allies to make way for new talents.

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16.2.3.5 (16 > 28)
16.2.3.5 (16 > 28) - Vigor

One makes a commitment to one's superiors not to talk about it further.

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16.1.2.3.5 (16 > 43)
16.1.2.3.5 (16 > 43) - Recognizing only one chief

One affirms one's determination not to be guided by other leaders.

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16.4.5 (16 > 8)
16.4.5 (16 > 8) - Being excused

One is still respectable despite the mistakes they could have made.

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16.1.4.5 (16 > 3)
16.1.4.5 (16 > 3) - Not being on the same wavelength

One thinks that they are acting correctly, but struggles to be respected.

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16.2.4.5 (16 > 29)
16.2.4.5 (16 > 29) - Discount treatment

One favors the cheapest remedies over efficiency.

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16.1.2.4.5 (16 > 60)
16.1.2.4.5 (16 > 60) - Vigor

One tries to satisfy one's friends by showing them affection.

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16.3.4.5 (16 > 39)
16.3.4.5 (16 > 39) - Vigor

One represses one's aggressiveness so as not to appear as dangerous as one really is.

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16.1.3.4.5 (16 > 63)
16.1.3.4.5 (16 > 63) - Spinning head over tail

One performs a maneuver that others find confusing.

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16.2.3.4.5 (16 > 48)
16.2.3.4.5 (16 > 48) - Vigor

One learns courtesy so that others are favorably impressed.

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16.1.2.3.4.5 (16 > 5)
16.1.2.3.4.5 (16 > 5) - Embellishing one's interior

One has planned improvements to make others feel good.

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16.5.6 (16 > 12)
16.5.6 (16 > 12) - Keeping troublemakers away

One is really satisfied to be able to refuse those who have made too many outcries.

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16.2.5.6 (16 > 6)
16.2.5.6 (16 > 6) - Serving conflicting interests

One obeys impulses which do not favor those who trigger them.

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16.3.5.6 (16 > 33)
16.3.5.6 (16 > 33) - Vigor

One improves one's looks so that others don't get tired of coming.

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16.1.3.5.6 (16 > 13)
16.1.3.5.6 (16 > 13) - Vigor

One appreciates that others are not more fearsome.

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16.2.3.5.6 (16 > 44)
16.2.3.5.6 (16 > 44) - Vigor

One presents other ideas than one's own to showcase one's science.

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16.1.4.5.6 (16 > 42)
16.1.4.5.6 (16 > 42) - Vigor

One greatly appreciates the efforts that others make to be useful.

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16.2.4.5.6 (16 > 59)
16.2.4.5.6 (16 > 59) - Evaluating candidates

One sends their allies to others to find out if one can trust them.

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16.1.2.4.5.6 (16 > 61)
16.1.2.4.5.6 (16 > 61) - Failing to show one's joy

One is stingy with compliments despite one's deep satisfaction.

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16.3.4.5.6 (16 > 53)
16.3.4.5.6 (16 > 53) - Perfecting one's knowledge

One sharpen one's ideas through contact with well-educated people.

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16.1.3.4.5.6 (16 > 37)
16.1.3.4.5.6 (16 > 37) - Partitioning one's life

One compartmentalizes one's existence so as not to lose control of it.

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16.2.3.4.5.6 (16 > 57)
16.2.3.4.5.6 (16 > 57) - Vigor

One invents a new way of saying what one thinks.

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16.1.2.3.4.5.6 (16 > 9)
16.1.2.3.4.5.6 (16 > 9) - Being afraid to confess

After being solicited, one wonders why others are not able to say what they want.

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