Yi Jing Hexagram 18
The hexagram: 18
An hexagram is a combination of six yin and yang lines.
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 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

Lower trigram: The wind

Line Comments
The lines represent the evolution of the hexagram, from the bottom (young) to the top (old).
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) - 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) - Failing close to goal
The others do not commit because one has not decided them.
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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) - Simplifying
When one wants to finish fast, one does without the accessory.
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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) - 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) - Being wary of the unknown
Close ones wonder why others receive more attention.
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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) - Failing close to goal
The others do not commit because one has not decided them.
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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) - 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) - Disorder
One refuses orders that have not been validated according to the rules.
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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) - Disorder
The differences are worsened when the same solutions are not chosen.
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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) - Disorder
One does not send announcements to their relatives when one wants to surprise them.
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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) - Stopping operations
One has gotten an important element stuck.
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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) - Swearing profusely
One quotes several expressions intended to express one's distress.
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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) - Defining priorities
One ranks one's cases in order of importance.
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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) - 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) - Setting out to check
One does like everybody else to obtain evidence.
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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) - Disorder
One reviews one's courses to learn one's lesson.
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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) - Disorder
One started by doing their best, but one relaxed.
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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) - 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) - 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) - Disregarding alternatives
One warns their relatives that other solutions would not be beneficial.
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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) - 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) - Assuming one's duties
One takes their responsibilities by helping those who need it.
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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) - Giving a hand
One turns up to help their friends do difficult work.
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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) - 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) - Losing face
One is overwhelmed by the weight of one's responsibilities.
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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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18.3.4.6 (18 > 40) - Justifying one's lack of commitment
One tells others the reasons for one's disagreement..
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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) - Accepting bribes
One agrees to do business with those who have been involved in unsavory schemes.
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18.1.2.3.4.6 (18 > 51) - Making amends reluctantly
One recognizes one's mistakes to stop criticism.
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18.5.6 (18 > 48) - Resisting temptation
One will die of shame if the others ask for explanations.
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18.1.5.6 (18 > 5) - Asking for directions
One warns their contacts that they are lost.
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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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18.1.2.5.6 (18 > 63) - Making a pact with the devil
One makes a deal to set things right.
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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) - 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) - Waiving one's claims
One hoped that the conditions would be negotiable.
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18.1.2.3.5.6 (18 > 3) - Detaching from simple ideas
One tries to rise up in their judgments.
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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) - 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) - Smearing one's own reputation
One makes one's views known to those who think they are unaccountable.
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18.1.2.4.5.6 (18 > 49) - Knowing how to govern
One asserts oneself as an exemplary leader.
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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) - 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) - 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) - Disorder
One assesses the chances of those who are willing to be bold.
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