Yi Jing Hexagram 21 - Line 4
The hexagram: 21
An hexagram is a combination of six yin and yang lines.
21.4 (21 > 27) - Claiming one's due
One asks what one believes that one deserves for one's trouble.
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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.
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The nuclear hexagram: 39.3.5 (39 > 2)
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.
39.3.5 (39 > 2) - Taking a step back in order to move forward
One organizes oneself to work around the blockages.
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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.
27.4 (27 > 21) - Searching for the best solution
One considers the possibilities.
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Mutations
21.4 (21 > 27) - Claiming one's due
One asks what one believes that one deserves for one's trouble.
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21.1.4 (21 > 23) - Turning tables
One manage to make lose those who wanted to win unfairly.
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21.1.2.4 (21 > 4) - Doing a favor
One knows that they can make others happy by giving them what they ask for.
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21.3.4 (21 > 22) - Taking the case over
One returns to a case that deserves to be studied more closely.
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21.1.3.4 (21 > 52) - Disconcerting one's companions
One exhausts one's friends when one puts them in an embarrassing situation towards others.
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21.2.3.4 (21 > 26) - Cheating to win
One influences the results to avoid accountability.
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21.1.2.3.4 (21 > 18) - Not being where one wanted to be
One has received an invitation that one would have preferred to refuse.
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21.4.5 (21 > 42) - Enforcing the laws
One regulates one's action according to rules defined in advance.
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21.1.4.5 (21 > 20) - Putting in the corner
One traps others so one doesn't have to get up because of them.
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21.2.4.5 (21 > 61) - Resisting envy
One stubbornly rejects a proposal that one considers dishonest.
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21.1.2.4.5 (21 > 59) - Changing gears
One postpones the resolution of a secondary conflict to focus on a much more dangerous threat.
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21.3.4.5 (21 > 37) - Trusting one's own family
One recruits mainly loved ones to carry out delicate tasks.
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21.1.3.4.5 (21 > 53) - Choosing the wrong target
One thinks one knows those who seek confrontation but they are not those one had thought of.
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21.2.3.4.5 (21 > 9) - Not allowing anything to filter out
One would appreciate it if others were not informed.
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21.1.2.3.4.5 (21 > 57) - Being easy to trouble
One is ranked among those who cannot tolerate the slightest imperfection.
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21.4.6 (21 > 24) - Asking for the truth
One can talk to one's partners so that they understand that it is in their interest to be sincere.
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21.1.4.6 (21 > 2) - Presenting one' s point of view
Others will reveal what they know if one continues the discussion.
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21.2.4.6 (21 > 19) - Supporting one's team
One will tend to do their best if others continue their encouragement.
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21.1.2.4.6 (21 > 7) - Proposing a long-term contract
One can make different proposals to interest those who are not inclined to keep their commitments.
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21.3.4.6 (21 > 36) - Being satisfied with one's plan
One refuses to have the slightest doubt about the success of one's business.
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21.1.3.4.6 (21 > 15) - Judging
One activates one's networks to know who one is dealing with.
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21.2.3.4.6 (21 > 11) - Respecting human beings
One pays attention to those who have suffered serious harm.
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21.1.2.3.4.6 (21 > 46) - Lacking creativity
One admits one's lack of imagination when others show talent.
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21.4.5.6 (21 > 3) - Preferring exile over dishonor
One passes between the lines because one has ideas to defend.
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21.1.4.5.6 (21 > 8) - Recognizing the labour shortage
One is surprised at the lack of qualified people.
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21.2.4.5.6 (21 > 60) - Refraining from trying to impose oneself forcefully
One unconsciously abandons any desire to involve their networks.
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21.1.2.4.5.6 (21 > 29) - Making a list
One recapitulates so as not to forget anything.
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21.3.4.5.6 (21 > 63) - Rewriting history
One restores an atmosphere that one had previously enjoyed.
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21.1.3.4.5.6 (21 > 39) - Forcing through
One does one's best to execute orders despite the resistance of the people concerned.
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21.2.3.4.5.6 (21 > 5) - Knowing what it's all about
One understands better than others the decisions that need to be made.
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21.1.2.3.4.5.6 (21 > 48) - Extracting the substance
One succeeds in showing the idea that governs the whole thing to those who were wondering.
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