Yi Jing Hexagram 18

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The hexagram: 18

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

18
18 - Disorder

One needs to abandon their affairs and make oneself available to patiently soften one's most embarrassing flaws, so that one can inspire confidence and be engaged by those who can help them.

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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.

Upper trigram: The mountain

Yi Jing Hexagram 18

Lower trigram: The wind

Yi Jing Hexagram 18

Line Comments

The lines represent the evolution of the hexagram, from the bottom (young) to the top (old).

18.1 (18 > 26)
18.1 (18 > 26) - Being awaited

One arrives late to do what the others had planned for a long time.

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18.3 (18 > 4)
18.3 (18 > 4) - Interfering in other people's business

One sees the negligence of a relative, so they take the opportunity to help them.

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18.4 (18 > 50)
18.4 (18 > 50) - Failing close to goal

The others do not commit because one has not decided them.

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18.6 (18 > 46)
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 nuclear hexagram: 54

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
54 - Assistance

One defends one's interests by making oneself useful.

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The mirror hexagram: 17

The mirror hexagram shows a movement in the reverse direction. When an hexagram is its own mirror, it either means that the hexagram goes in both directions or does not move at all.

17
17 - Rejoicing

When one cheers others up, one is joined by them.

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Mutations

18
18 - Disorder

One needs to abandon their affairs and make oneself available to patiently soften one's most embarrassing flaws, so that one can inspire confidence and be engaged by those who can help them.

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18.1 (18 > 26)
18.1 (18 > 26) - Being awaited

One arrives late to do what the others had planned for a long time.

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18.1.2 (18 > 22)
18.1.2 (18 > 22) - Simplifying

When one wants to finish fast, one does without the accessory.

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18.3 (18 > 4)
18.3 (18 > 4) - Interfering in other people's business

One sees the negligence of a relative, so they take the opportunity to help them.

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18.1.3 (18 > 41)
18.1.3 (18 > 41) - Helping friends out of embarrassment

One hurries to be of service to others so that they do not have to endure more difficulties.

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18.2.3 (18 > 23)
18.2.3 (18 > 23) - Being wary of the unknown

Close ones wonder why others receive more attention.

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18.1.2.3 (18 > 27)
18.1.2.3 (18 > 27) - Repeating one's calculations

One is working on results that others did not want to accept.

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18.4 (18 > 50)
18.4 (18 > 50) - Failing close to goal

The others do not commit because one has not decided them.

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18.1.4 (18 > 14)
18.1.4 (18 > 14) - Telling baloney

One impresses others by making them believe that one has seen something strange.

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18.2.4 (18 > 56)
18.2.4 (18 > 56) - Being at the end of one's rope

One accumulates faults because one is tired of all the wanderings one has had to endure.

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18.1.2.4 (18 > 30)
18.1.2.4 (18 > 30) - Disorder

One refuses orders that have not been validated according to the rules.

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18.3.4 (18 > 64)
18.3.4 (18 > 64) - Jumping for happiness

One expresses their joy in an exasperating way for their entourage.

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18.1.3.4 (18 > 38)
18.1.3.4 (18 > 38) - Disorder

The differences are worsened when the same solutions are not chosen.

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18.2.3.4 (18 > 35)
18.2.3.4 (18 > 35) - Refreshing one's stock

One sends the last one has prepared to those who eagerly awaited them.

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18.1.2.3.4 (18 > 21)
18.1.2.3.4 (18 > 21) - Disorder

One does not send announcements to their relatives when one wants to surprise them.

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18.1.5 (18 > 9)
18.1.5 (18 > 9) - Preparing to receive

One has decided to clean up before one's relatives arrive..

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18.2.5 (18 > 53)
18.2.5 (18 > 53) - Stopping operations

One has gotten an important element stuck.

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18.1.2.5 (18 > 37)
18.1.2.5 (18 > 37) - Getting busy at the last minute

One fears that others will realize that nothing has been prepared.

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18.3.5 (18 > 59)
18.3.5 (18 > 59) - Swearing profusely

One quotes several expressions intended to express one's distress.

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18.1.3.5 (18 > 61)
18.1.3.5 (18 > 61) - Limiting one's field of vision

One refutes an hypothesis which is contrary to one's values.

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18.2.3.5 (18 > 20)
18.2.3.5 (18 > 20) - Defining priorities

One ranks one's cases in order of importance.

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18.1.2.3.5 (18 > 42)
18.1.2.3.5 (18 > 42) - Giving up

One is about to flinch because the others don't want to help.

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18.4.5 (18 > 44)
18.4.5 (18 > 44) - Harassing

One continually follows up on those who do not have the will to respond in a timely manner.

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18.1.4.5 (18 > 1)
18.1.4.5 (18 > 1) - Setting out to check

One does like everybody else to obtain evidence.

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18.2.4.5 (18 > 33)
18.2.4.5 (18 > 33) - Not being helpful

One puts one's interests before those of their entourage.

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18.1.2.4.5 (18 > 13)
18.1.2.4.5 (18 > 13) - Disorder

One reviews one's courses to learn one's lesson.

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18.3.4.5 (18 > 6)
18.3.4.5 (18 > 6) - Being received to establish the truth

One receives an invitation to come and tell what others have done.

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18.1.3.4.5 (18 > 10)
18.1.3.4.5 (18 > 10) - Disorder

One started by doing their best, but one relaxed.

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18.2.3.4.5 (18 > 12)
18.2.3.4.5 (18 > 12) - Being dissatisfied

One can make others understand that they should not expect to receive praise.

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18.1.2.3.4.5 (18 > 25)
18.1.2.3.4.5 (18 > 25) - Showing one's appreciation

One sends thanks to all those who have been involved in the renovation work.

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18.6 (18 > 46)
18.6 (18 > 46) - Losing one's former allies

One lets others know that one will no longer support them.

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18.1.6 (18 > 11)
18.1.6 (18 > 11) - Disregarding alternatives

One warns their relatives that other solutions would not be beneficial.

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18.2.6 (18 > 15)
18.2.6 (18 > 15) - Disorder

One builds one's arguments on bases that deserve to be reviewed from top to bottom.

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18.3.6 (18 > 7)
18.3.6 (18 > 7) - Not appearing to be aware

One thinks that they can do as if nothing happened.

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18.1.3.6 (18 > 19)
18.1.3.6 (18 > 19) - Assuming one's duties

One takes their responsibilities by helping those who need it.

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18.2.3.6 (18 > 2)
18.2.3.6 (18 > 2) - Keeping silent so as not to being judged

Others are not concerned so one does not tell them anything.

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18.1.2.3.6 (18 > 24)
18.1.2.3.6 (18 > 24) - Giving a hand

One turns up to help their friends do difficult work.

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18.4.6 (18 > 32)
18.4.6 (18 > 32) - Hiding one's face

One deliberately doesn't look at others in the face.

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18.1.4.6 (18 > 34)
18.1.4.6 (18 > 34) - Closing the tap

One returns to hold those who have thought only of themselves to account.

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18.2.4.6 (18 > 62)
18.2.4.6 (18 > 62) - Losing face

One is overwhelmed by the weight of one's responsibilities.

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18.1.2.4.6 (18 > 55)
18.1.2.4.6 (18 > 55) - Setting the bar even higher

One turns a corner to convince others of their effectiveness.

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18.1.3.4.6 (18 > 54)
18.1.3.4.6 (18 > 54) - Making the best of a bad situation

One prefers to focus on an interim solution until resources improve.

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18.2.3.4.6 (18 > 16)
18.2.3.4.6 (18 > 16) - Accepting bribes

One agrees to do business with those who have been involved in unsavory schemes.

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18.5.6 (18 > 48)
18.5.6 (18 > 48) - Resisting temptation

One will die of shame if the others ask for explanations.

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18.2.5.6 (18 > 39)
18.2.5.6 (18 > 39) - Choosing the higher end

One frequents the best places so as not to be inconvenienced.

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18.3.5.6 (18 > 29)
18.3.5.6 (18 > 29) - Termination of a contract

One warns their opponents of the imminence of a total condemnation of their actions.

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18.1.3.5.6 (18 > 60)
18.1.3.5.6 (18 > 60) - Blushing for being tempted

One represses a thought that one would rather never have seen come out

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18.2.3.5.6 (18 > 8)
18.2.3.5.6 (18 > 8) - Waiving one's claims

One hoped that the conditions would be negotiable.

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18.4.5.6 (18 > 28)
18.4.5.6 (18 > 28) - Not giving in to fear

One condemns methods that lead the weakest to give up

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18.1.4.5.6 (18 > 43)
18.1.4.5.6 (18 > 43) - Mixing water with wine

One replaces one's brutal sentences with more accommodating words.

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18.2.4.5.6 (18 > 31)
18.2.4.5.6 (18 > 31) - Smearing one's own reputation

One makes one's views known to those who think they are unaccountable.

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18.3.4.5.6 (18 > 47)
18.3.4.5.6 (18 > 47) - Seeking a compromise at all costs

One is moving heaven and earth to obtain a satisfactory agreement.

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18.1.3.4.5.6 (18 > 58)
18.1.3.4.5.6 (18 > 58) - Disorder

One corrects a blunder that was committed because of a lack of self-confidence.

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18.2.3.4.5.6 (18 > 45)
18.2.3.4.5.6 (18 > 45) - Disorder

One roars with pleasure when they hear that the others have arrived.

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18.1.2.3.4.5.6 (18 > 17)
18.1.2.3.4.5.6 (18 > 17) - Disorder

One assesses the chances of those who are willing to be bold.

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