Yi Jing Hexagram 18 - Line 1

.

The hexagram: 18

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

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

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

Bing DeepL Google Yandex

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.

trigSup

The mountain

Lower trigram: The wind The sky

The windThe sky

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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex

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.

26.1 (26 > 18)
26.1 (26 > 18) - Staying away

One doesn't want to go and see it immediately because it is less important.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex

The juncture: 25.6

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.

The reciprocal: 17.6

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

17.6 (17 > 25)
17.6 (17 > 25) - Dwelling on the past

One returns home to share their knowledge.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex

Mutations

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

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

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
18.1.2 (18 > 22)
18.1.2 (18 > 22) - Simplifying

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

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
18.1.3.4 (18 > 38)
18.1.3.4 (18 > 38) - Disorder

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

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
18.1.5 (18 > 9)
18.1.5 (18 > 9) - Preparing to receive

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

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
18.1.4.5 (18 > 1)
18.1.4.5 (18 > 1) - Setting out to check

One does like everybody else to obtain evidence.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
18.1.3.4.5 (18 > 10)
18.1.3.4.5 (18 > 10) - Disorder

One started by doing their best, but one relaxed.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
18.1.6 (18 > 11)
18.1.6 (18 > 11) - Disregarding alternatives

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

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex
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.

Bing DeepL Google Yandex