Yi Jing Hexagram 23 - Line 4

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The hexagram: 23

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

23.4 (23 > 35)
23.4 (23 > 35) - Direct attack

One does not want to tolerate any more.

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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 fire

trigInf

The earth

The nuclear hexagram: 2.3.5 (2 > 39)

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.

2.3.5 (2 > 39)
2.3.5 (2 > 39) - Obedience

One calls the leaders to ask them what they want.

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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)
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 juncture: 36.3

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)
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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The reciprocal: 24.3

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

24.3 (24 > 36)
24.3 (24 > 36) - Coming back for the rest

One cannot succeed in one go, so one continues.

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Mutations

23.4 (23 > 35)
23.4 (23 > 35) - Direct attack

One does not want to tolerate any more.

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23.1.4 (23 > 21)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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23.4.6 (23 > 16)
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)
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)
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)
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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23.1.3.4.6 (23 > 55)
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)
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)
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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23.1.4.5.6 (23 > 17)
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)
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)
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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23.1.3.4.5.6 (23 > 49)
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)
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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