Yi Jing Hexagram 20
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 wind
Lower trigram: The earth
Line Comments
The lines represent the evolution of the hexagram, from the bottom (young) to the top (old).
20.1 (20 > 42) - Regretting too crafty speeches
Those who know can understand.
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20.2 (20 > 59) - Not just sitting back and watch
One should help one's kind rather than looking at them.
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20.4 (20 > 12) - Taming the impetuosity of the newcomers
One asks the youngest not to be reckless in making decisions without consulting the most experienced.
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20.5 (20 > 23) - Refreshing the memory
One explains to others what they already know.
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The mirror hexagram: 19
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.
19 - Making accountable
One calls the younger ones to take responsibility for their choices.
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20.1 (20 > 42) - Regretting too crafty speeches
Those who know can understand.
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20.2 (20 > 59) - Not just sitting back and watch
One should help one's kind rather than looking at them.
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20.1.2 (20 > 61) - Coming up smelling of roses
One shines so that others believe in their good luck.
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20.1.3 (20 > 37) - Refining one's calculations
One revises one's forecasts based on the results obtained.
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20.2.3 (20 > 57) - Planning one's budget
One calculates precisely the numbers that will have to be provided.
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20.1.2.3 (20 > 9) - Meeting
One introduces oneself to those one doesn't know.
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20.4 (20 > 12) - Taming the impetuosity of the newcomers
One asks the youngest not to be reckless in making decisions without consulting the most experienced.
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20.1.4 (20 > 25) - Simplifying the equation
One changes an aspect of the problem so that others can find a solution more easily.
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20.2.4 (20 > 6) - Short-circuiting blockages
One organizes in advance so as not to have to seek the support of those who don't have time to respond.
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20.1.2.4 (20 > 10) - Recharging one's batteries
One warns one's friends that one will need to isolate oneself for a while.
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20.3.4 (20 > 33) - Hiding one's charms
One deprives one's guests of an uplifting spectacle.
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20.1.3.4 (20 > 13) - Studying the situation
One looks at what the others have done to know what is left to be done.
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20.2.3.4 (20 > 44) - Joining as a volunteer
One collaborates with those who are in the profession.
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20.1.2.3.4 (20 > 1) - Recognizing the benefits
One rejoices that they have not created any difficulty.
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20.5 (20 > 23) - Refreshing the memory
One explains to others what they already know.
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20.1.5 (20 > 27) - Mastering one's topic
One claims to be able to explain why and how.
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20.2.5 (20 > 4) - Recognizing differences of mood
One knows that others do not perceive things in the same way.
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20.1.2.5 (20 > 41) - View
One takes back what one left to others to examine.
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20.3.5 (20 > 52) - Rehearsing a sequence
One returns to their starting position to do a new exercise.
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20.1.3.5 (20 > 22) - Negotiating with the opposition
One thinks they understand others when it would be in one's interest to ask them what they really want.
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20.2.3.5 (20 > 18) - Agreeing on the method
One answers to one's opponents by using the same language as them.
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20.1.2.3.5 (20 > 26) - Measuring an area
One surveys the land to find its extent.
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20.4.5 (20 > 35) - Evoking a legend
There is a gathering around a storyteller to hear wonderful stories.
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20.1.4.5 (20 > 21) - Renewing the reserves
One sends one's relatives shopping so as not to suffer from shortages.
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20.2.4.5 (20 > 64) - Using an absence as an excuse to invade the place
One invites oneself into other people's homes because one has seen that they did not share their news.
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20.1.2.4.5 (20 > 38) - Showing humility
One burns their wings trying to fly too high.
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20.3.4.5 (20 > 56) - Seeking an expert advice
One relies on the judgment of those who know the situation without being involved.
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20.1.3.4.5 (20 > 30) - Reading the headlines
One focuses on the most convincing elements.
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20.2.3.4.5 (20 > 50) - Not seeing any other plan than one's own
One avoids believing that others are only there to serve the purposes that one has outlined.
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20.1.2.3.4.5 (20 > 14) - View
One recognizes those who deliver because they do not appear regularly.
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20.6 (20 > 8) - Taking care of oneself
One doesn't want to see any difficulties.
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20.1.6 (20 > 3) - Having only one goal
One sees the lack of interest that others show for different choices.
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20.2.6 (20 > 29) - Breaking codes
One will know how to make plans that others will find difficult to forget.
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20.1.2.6 (20 > 60) - Searching for replacements
One notes with sadness that the others have stopped their activity.
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20.3.6 (20 > 39) - Knowing what to do
One believes in having enough skills to deal with a situation that one considers not to be serious.
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20.1.3.6 (20 > 63) - Hiding one's sins
One claims one's innocence so that one doesn't have to say what one really did.
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20.2.3.6 (20 > 48) - Giving someone a piece of one's mind
One retorts to those who have not often had the opportunity to make amends.
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20.1.2.3.6 (20 > 5) - Maintaining the connection
One calls others to be kept in sight.
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20.4.6 (20 > 45) - Restoring calm
One demands more attention when others are all talking at the same time.
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20.1.4.6 (20 > 17) - Encouraging research
One is in a hurry to find, so one asks the others to make haste.
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20.2.4.6 (20 > 47) - Seeking remedies
One complains about not having any opportunity to defend one's point of view.
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20.1.2.4.6 (20 > 58) - Explaining an exceptional offer
One puts into context the tempting proposal that others have made.
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20.3.4.6 (20 > 31) - View
One gives credibility to one's words when one holds them under the control of a competent authority.
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20.1.3.4.6 (20 > 49) - Wanting to get rid of the administrative burden
One is returning to less boring methods.
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20.2.3.4.6 (20 > 28) - Being disoriented
One complicates their situation when one doesn't look where the wind comes from.
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20.1.2.3.4.6 (20 > 43) - Wanting to be a role model
One builds one's life by being careful to be an example to everyone.
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20.5.6 (20 > 2) - Showing one's intentions
One is going to make sparks by taking risks.
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20.1.5.6 (20 > 24) - Getting into condition
One applies one's program gradually so that others get used to it.
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20.2.5.6 (20 > 7) - Distracting attention
One is led to look at the side where the events occurred.
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20.1.2.5.6 (20 > 19) - Feeling out of place
One is dealing with concepts other than those one usually handles.
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20.3.5.6 (20 > 15) - Protesting in vain
One can't understand the real reason for one's failure.
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20.1.3.5.6 (20 > 36) - Meeting the schedule
Following these events, one can stay at home for a while to take a well-deserved rest.
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20.2.3.5.6 (20 > 46) - View
One bounces back so as not to cast doubt in the minds of others.
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20.1.2.3.5.6 (20 > 11) - Selling dreams
One excels at presenting one's ideas in unexpected ways.
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20.4.5.6 (20 > 16) - Expand one's knowledge
One does not recognize what others present, so one asks them for explanations.
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20.1.4.5.6 (20 > 51) - Receiving anonymous phone calls
One receives an urgent call from an unknown correspondent.
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20.2.4.5.6 (20 > 40) - Going into orbit
One escapes so that one can tell others what one has learned.
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20.1.2.4.5.6 (20 > 54) - Plagiarizing
One steals an idea that another has put forward.
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20.3.4.5.6 (20 > 62) - Accepting the judgment
One gathers their ideas to have the strength to accept their destiny.
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20.1.3.4.5.6 (20 > 55) - View
One shamelessly incriminates those who have agreed to support their children.
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20.2.3.4.5.6 (20 > 32) - Fomenting a riot
One harangues others to make them angry.
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20.1.2.3.4.5.6 (20 > 34) - View
One preaches for a parish that no longer has moral authority.
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