Yi Jing Hexagram 23 - Line 2
The hexagram: 23
An hexagram is a combination of six yin and yang lines.
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.
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Lower trigram: The earth The water
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.
4.2 (4 > 23) - Questioning
When someone is welcoming and a patient teacher, they are trusted.
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Mutations
23.1.2 (23 > 41) - Sobering up
One admits that it was wrong to put oneself in such a state.
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23.2.3 (23 > 18) - Evacuating the premises
One is repatriating one's assistants so they won't be in trouble.
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23.1.2.3 (23 > 26) - Asking for more
One is calling for more resources to succeed in one's business.
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23.2.4 (23 > 64) - Preparing patches
One is bolstering an old piece of debris to send it to the front.
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23.1.2.4 (23 > 38) - Feeling better
One finally understands the message that others have tried to convey.
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23.2.3.4 (23 > 50) - Not willing to jeopardize a budding love
One prefers not to tell others the real reasons for their fall from grace.
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23.1.2.3.4 (23 > 14) - Showing up
One is moving forward a little further so as not to disappoint those who receive.
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23.2.5 (23 > 59) - Losing one's guideline
One notices the reflux of the ideas that one cherished the most.
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23.1.2.5 (23 > 61) - Wanting to see only the bright side
One refuses to hear embarrassing confidences.
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23.2.3.5 (23 > 57) - Fleeing the palaver tree
One yearns for more tranquility so one doesn't answer anymore.
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23.1.2.3.5 (23 > 9) - Cooling down
One assumes that one's friends won't oppose if one takes rest.
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23.2.4.5 (23 > 6) - Not recognizing legitimacy
One can tell others that they have lost their last supports.
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23.1.2.4.5 (23 > 10) - Compensating
One provides support to those who have been inconvenienced.
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23.2.3.4.5 (23 > 44) - Taking the risk of being screwed
One assumes that the others are not that kind.
23.2.6 (23 > 7) - Not biting
One uses their reputation to avoid the challenge.
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23.1.2.6 (23 > 19) - Playing dead
One copies one's behavior on that of less lively people.
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23.2.3.6 (23 > 46) - Aggravating one's situation
One does worse than the other times because they have not been condemned harshly enough.
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23.1.2.3.6 (23 > 11) - Courting
One achieves one's goal by being courteous while remaining firm on one's values.
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23.2.4.6 (23 > 40) - Establishing a curfew
A measure aimed at restoring calm is welcomed.
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23.1.2.4.6 (23 > 54) - Pulling oneself together
One jokes about one's own decline when one should be looking for ways to remedy it.
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23.2.3.4.6 (23 > 32) - Continuing without a coach
One would be wrong to believe that others could succeed without practice.
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23.1.2.3.4.6 (23 > 34) - Sterilizing the debate
One specifically complicates things as much so that nobody can find their way around.
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23.2.5.6 (23 > 29) - Preventing risks
One sets up a procedure so that others are able to pay attention to the smallest details.
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23.1.2.5.6 (23 > 60) - Clouding the issue
One creates a misunderstanding so one doesn't have to explain oneself.
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23.2.3.5.6 (23 > 48) - Escaping from resentment
One flees rather than listen to a speech full of acrimony.
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23.1.2.3.5.6 (23 > 5) - Imposing one's views
One presents their conclusions to those who have no other choice than accepting them.
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23.2.4.5.6 (23 > 47) - Avoiding cramming
One revises one's lessons without taking care of the subject that will be proposed.
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23.1.2.4.5.6 (23 > 58) - Not giving in to leniency
One applies the law in all its severity to avoid being accused of being lax.
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23.2.3.4.5.6 (23 > 28) - Faking benevolence
One likes to make others believe that they will have no trouble making themselves heard.
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23.1.2.3.4.5.6 (23 > 43) - Terrorizing one's subjects
One represses those who seek justice.
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