Yi Jing Hexagram 18 - Line 6

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The hexagram: 18

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

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 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.

trigSup2

The mountainThe earth

trigInf

The wind

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 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.

46.6 (46 > 18)
46.6 (46 > 18) - Swallowing a bitter pill

One has to return because one will not find anything.

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The juncture: 45.1

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.

45.1 (45 > 17)
45.1 (45 > 17) - Calling for help

One did not listen to one's friends all the way through, so one will have to get back to them.

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The reciprocal: 17.1

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

17.1 (17 > 45)
17.1 (17 > 45) - Talking with enemies

If one talks without bias, the opinion of others will be useful.

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Mutations

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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