Yi Jing Hexagram 31 - Line 4
The hexagram: 31
An hexagram is a combination of six yin and yang lines.
31.4 (31 > 39) - Making efforts to understand
One only thinks about what is known.
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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 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.
39.4 (39 > 31) - Making one's friends hang around
Others are not there so one has to wait for them.
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Mutations
31.4 (31 > 39) - Making efforts to understand
One only thinks about what is known.
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31.1.4 (31 > 63) - Catching up with jokes
One fools around with those who have more certainties.
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31.2.4 (31 > 48) - Sitting still
One calms one's joy so as not to be disgraceful.
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31.1.2.4 (31 > 5) - Regaining control
One thinks that one has finished everything one wanted to do so that others would be won over.
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31.3.4 (31 > 8) - Fitting into the team
One promises others that one will not make any fuss.
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31.1.3.4 (31 > 3) - Wanting to understand in order to help
One listens to others so that they explain what they are doing.
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31.2.3.4 (31 > 29) - Not revealing one's sources
One holds onto evidence that should have been given to the authorities.
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31.1.2.3.4 (31 > 60) - Facing confiscation of property
One loses control over the fate of one's company because others have set unacceptable conditions.
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31.4.5 (31 > 15) - Being into confusion about one's identity
One thinks they are someone they would regret having known.
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31.1.4.5 (31 > 36) - Providing a way out
One puts on paper ideas that one has matured all one's life.
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31.2.4.5 (31 > 46) - Stealing knowledge
One intrudes into the lives of others to steal all their science.
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31.1.2.4.5 (31 > 11) - Pleading in vain
One claims innocence when others pretend to make an example.
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31.3.4.5 (31 > 2) - Becoming accustomed
One starts by being surprised, then one gets used to it.
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31.1.3.4.5 (31 > 24) - Torturing one's victims
One takes pleasure at the expense of others by giving them a hard time.
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31.2.3.4.5 (31 > 7) - Defending retreat
One uses their last resources to help those who stand a chance to make it.
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31.1.2.3.4.5 (31 > 19) - Not being deterred
One works hard to get out of a temporary embarrassment.
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31.4.6 (31 > 53) - Showing flexibility
One repairs with skill while taking care not to disturb anything.
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31.1.4.6 (31 > 37) - Requiring less effort
One exhausts others by asking them for better returns.
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31.2.4.6 (31 > 57) - Listening only to one's heart
One cultivates a certain taste for adventure.
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31.1.2.4.6 (31 > 9) - Giving one's resume
One presents serious references to be received by those who make the decisions.
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31.3.4.6 (31 > 20) - Protecting oneself from unexpected shocks
One thinks that they know how others will react, but one still has to be careful.
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31.1.3.4.6 (31 > 42) - Observing silently
One looks at the others to know when they will start up.
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31.2.3.4.6 (31 > 59) - Being disappointed by one's kind
One accepts to receive all those who do not claim to be like oneself.
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31.1.2.3.4.6 (31 > 61) - Lacking of compassion
One revels in the misadventures of one's enemies when one should grant them a way out.
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31.4.5.6 (31 > 52) - Being busted
One lies so often that others no longer believe anything one tells them.
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31.1.4.5.6 (31 > 22) - Combining talents
One attracts personalities of various talents to be able to overcome obstacles more easily.
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31.2.4.5.6 (31 > 18) - Going to see a psychologist
One expresses one's feelings so as not to be mistaken for a heartless person.
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31.1.2.4.5.6 (31 > 26) - Lacking of taste
One spices up one's dishes with spoiled condiments.
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31.3.4.5.6 (31 > 23) - Discouraging efforts
One brags about not having done anything when one should have shown initiative.
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31.1.3.4.5.6 (31 > 27) - Consuming reserves
One reheats an old dish that one had set aside.
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31.2.3.4.5.6 (31 > 4) - Making big sacrifices
One is drawing once again on resources that one was not ready to use.
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31.1.2.3.4.5.6 (31 > 41) - Seeking alternatives
One is studying other solutions to avoid being locked up.
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