Yi Jing Hexagram 23 - Line 4
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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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.
35.4 (35 > 23) - Becoming a goner if the others were to learn
One conceals oneself to escape from difficulties.
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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.
36.3 (36 > 24) - Putting one's finger on it
One had retreated but while looking for supplies one finds the issue.
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23.1.4 (23 > 21) - Being able to grant wishes
One is widening the gap with those who do not know how to make promises that they can keep.
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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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23.3.4 (23 > 56) - Preparing to move ahead
One wastes one's life by waiting for the right time.
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23.1.3.4 (23 > 30) - Being wary of counterfeiting
One favors natural sources in order not to be misled about quality.
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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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23.4.5 (23 > 12) - Calm before the storm
One is warned by the silence that a major action is being prepared.
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23.1.4.5 (23 > 25) - Cutting the losses
One does not pursue an activity that does not produce anything good.
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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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23.3.4.5 (23 > 33) - Leaving in peace
One respects others when they are able to withdraw for the good of the greatest number.
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23.1.3.4.5 (23 > 13) - Chasing intruders
Others order one to leave their domain.
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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.
23.4.6 (23 > 16) - Losing vitality
One will not just make friends if one keeps fighting.
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23.1.4.6 (23 > 51) - Arbitrating a conflict
One separates those who confront each other by promising to find a solution to their problems.
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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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23.3.4.6 (23 > 62) - Wanting to understand the reasoning
One closely monitors the logic of the statement made.
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23.1.3.4.6 (23 > 55) - Failing to comply
One pretends a bad feeling for not doing one's duty.
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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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23.4.5.6 (23 > 45) - Gathering before the battle
One prays to God to ask for His blessing.
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23.1.4.5.6 (23 > 17) - Presenting without conviction
One gets tired of repeating the same pitch over and over again.
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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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23.3.4.5.6 (23 > 31) - Protecting oneself against nasty surprises
One returns to find out what the others have kept silent.
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23.1.3.4.5.6 (23 > 49) - Becoming an accomplice
One is involved in a conspiracy that the others have hatched.
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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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