Yi Jing Hexagram 36

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The hexagram: 36

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

36
36 - Adversity

One isolates oneself to correct the situation.

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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.

Upper trigram: The earth

Yi Jing Hexagram 36

Lower trigram: The fire

Yi Jing Hexagram 36

Line Comments

The lines represent the evolution of the hexagram, from the bottom (young) to the top (old).

36.1 (36 > 15)
36.1 (36 > 15) - Getting blocked

One loses one's ability to act, but is protected. One accepts the constraints and goes through uncertain times, stressful for one's friends.

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36.2 (36 > 11)
36.2 (36 > 11) - Seeking salvation in the fight

One has received a wound that will encourage one to help.

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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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36.4 (36 > 55)
36.4 (36 > 55) - Having heard enough

One sees the other coming so one leaves to get help.

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36.5 (36 > 63)
36.5 (36 > 63) - Saving time

One does not unveil oneself to help others.

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36.6 (36 > 22)
36.6 (36 > 22) - Fleeing disaster

One sees the other rising so one quickly gets out of reach.

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The nuclear hexagram: 40

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.

40
40 - Amending

One makes progress by abandoning what limited them.

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The mirror hexagram: 35

The mirror hexagram shows a movement in the reverse direction. When an hexagram is its own mirror, it either means that the hexagram goes in both directions or does not move at all.

35
35 - Discovery

Answers come naturally.

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Mutations

36
36 - Adversity

One isolates oneself to correct the situation.

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36.1 (36 > 15)
36.1 (36 > 15) - Getting blocked

One loses one's ability to act, but is protected. One accepts the constraints and goes through uncertain times, stressful for one's friends.

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36.2 (36 > 11)
36.2 (36 > 11) - Seeking salvation in the fight

One has received a wound that will encourage one to help.

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36.1.2 (36 > 46)
36.1.2 (36 > 46) - Collecting debris

One is still gluing back pieces of what was broken.

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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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36.1.3 (36 > 2)
36.1.3 (36 > 2) - Saying incredible things

One has said the truth, but others have not accepted it.

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36.2.3 (36 > 19)
36.2.3 (36 > 19) - Resuming one's course

One returns to one's path after having turned away to help others.

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36.1.2.3 (36 > 7)
36.1.2.3 (36 > 7) - Defending one's interests

One engages those who want to reduce the choices to which one had access.

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36.4 (36 > 55)
36.4 (36 > 55) - Having heard enough

One sees the other coming so one leaves to get help.

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36.1.4 (36 > 62)
36.1.4 (36 > 62) - Calling in sick

One makes others believe that one is not there.

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36.2.4 (36 > 34)
36.2.4 (36 > 34) - Staying on guard

One must pay attention to what others say.

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36.1.2.4 (36 > 32)
36.1.2.4 (36 > 32) - Introducing

One brings in one's neighbors to invite them for a drink.

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36.3.4 (36 > 51)
36.3.4 (36 > 51) - Tightening the screws

One makes a pincer attack onto one's enemies in a pliers so that they can't make any more moves.

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36.2.3.4 (36 > 54)
36.2.3.4 (36 > 54) - Finishing one's corrections

One has corrected some weaknesses, but this is not enough in the eyes of the opponents.

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36.1.2.3.4 (36 > 40)
36.1.2.3.4 (36 > 40) - Putting to fire and the sword

One compensates for one's lack of affection with appalling acts.

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36.5 (36 > 63)
36.5 (36 > 63) - Saving time

One does not unveil oneself to help others.

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36.1.5 (36 > 39)
36.1.5 (36 > 39) - Taking it upon oneself

One resists the stigma triggered by unnatural acts.

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36.2.5 (36 > 5)
36.2.5 (36 > 5) - Talking in a vacuum

One is trying to ask, but others do not want to listen.

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36.1.2.5 (36 > 48)
36.1.2.5 (36 > 48) - Advancing one's own case

One sends gifts to those one considers capable of sorting out the situation.

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36.1.3.5 (36 > 8)
36.1.3.5 (36 > 8) - Resuming old habits

One is preparing to return to those whom one had left.

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36.2.3.5 (36 > 60)
36.2.3.5 (36 > 60) - Staying to care for survivors

One is recovering from an attack that is still affecting the entire region.

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36.1.2.3.5 (36 > 29)
36.1.2.3.5 (36 > 29) - Being forced into a corner

One pretends to be able to do feats, so the others ask for explanations.

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36.4.5 (36 > 49)
36.4.5 (36 > 49) - Snitching

One reports to others everything that others have said about them.

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36.1.4.5 (36 > 31)
36.1.4.5 (36 > 31) - Doing a favor

One takes good note of the willingness of others to succeed in reaching an agreement.

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36.1.2.4.5 (36 > 28)
36.1.2.4.5 (36 > 28) - Losing patience

One has lost hope of convincing so one goes away.

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36.3.4.5 (36 > 17)
36.3.4.5 (36 > 17) - Repeating the words of the most learned

One is putting forward a theory that distracts the guests.

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36.6 (36 > 22)
36.6 (36 > 22) - Fleeing disaster

One sees the other rising so one quickly gets out of reach.

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36.1.6 (36 > 52)
36.1.6 (36 > 52) - Losing enthusiasm

There was a time when one had faith and could do better works.

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36.2.6 (36 > 26)
36.2.6 (36 > 26) - Letting others guess what has to be done

One perpetuates a tradition that others would have liked to see disappear.

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36.3.6 (36 > 27)
36.3.6 (36 > 27) - Chasing out the infidels

One is eager to criticize those who have displeased the sovereign.

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36.1.3.6 (36 > 23)
36.1.3.6 (36 > 23) - Mincing one's words

One specifies to one's children the details of their story.

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36.1.2.3.6 (36 > 4)
36.1.2.3.6 (36 > 4) - Coming at home

One can go to a host who can tell what to do.

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36.4.6 (36 > 30)
36.4.6 (36 > 30) - Selling one's hide dearly

One would rather be shot down in flames than let others take command.

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36.2.4.6 (36 > 14)
36.2.4.6 (36 > 14) - Finding an agreement in principle

We agree with those who are calling for the end of fighting.

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36.1.2.4.6 (36 > 50)
36.1.2.4.6 (36 > 50) - Declining an invitation

One reiterates one's commitment so that others will no longer have any doubts.

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36.3.4.6 (36 > 21)
36.3.4.6 (36 > 21) - Getting the attention of the judges

One catches sight of those who have found defects that are difficult to justify.

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36.1.3.4.6 (36 > 35)
36.1.3.4.6 (36 > 35) - Curbing one's belligerent mood

One corrects one's excesses by refraining from harming others.

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36.2.3.4.6 (36 > 38)
36.2.3.4.6 (36 > 38) - Vacuum cleaning

One slaughter's one's opponents with expeditious methods.

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36.1.2.3.4.6 (36 > 64)
36.1.2.3.4.6 (36 > 64) - Resting

One can take a nap to compensate for all the sleep one has lost.

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36.5.6 (36 > 37)
36.5.6 (36 > 37) - Adopting a contradictory position

One plays a card that will make one's opponents angry.

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36.3.5.6 (36 > 42)
36.3.5.6 (36 > 42) - Patenting one's invention

One receives valuable information by letting oneself be dominated.

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36.2.3.5.6 (36 > 61)
36.2.3.5.6 (36 > 61) - Leaving to heal one's wounds

One would make too much effort if one took up the challenge.

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36.1.2.3.5.6 (36 > 59)
36.1.2.3.5.6 (36 > 59) - Losing privacy

One shudders with horror at the thought that others can see and hear everything.

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36.4.5.6 (36 > 13)
36.4.5.6 (36 > 13) - Losing contact

One wanted to do what others say, but has been hampered by unforeseen circumstances.

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36.1.4.5.6 (36 > 33)
36.1.4.5.6 (36 > 33) - Surrendering without conditions

One weakens in the face of the difficulty one has to face.

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36.2.4.5.6 (36 > 1)
36.2.4.5.6 (36 > 1) - Moving away from the danger

One thinks that they will be making the experiment in the distance.

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36.1.2.4.5.6 (36 > 44)
36.1.2.4.5.6 (36 > 44) - Pretending to be unhappy

One feigns a contrite attitude so as not to give the impression that one has betrayed others.

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36.3.4.5.6 (36 > 25)
36.3.4.5.6 (36 > 25) - Performing dishonest calculations

One rigs the accounts so that others don't notice one's negligence.

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36.1.3.4.5.6 (36 > 12)
36.1.3.4.5.6 (36 > 12) - Making do with limited means

Others refuse to cooperate, so one undertakes to remedy the situation without help.

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36.2.3.4.5.6 (36 > 10)
36.2.3.4.5.6 (36 > 10) - Coming to put a damper

One gets a lot of interference because the others got involved in the problem.

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36.1.2.3.4.5.6 (36 > 6)
36.1.2.3.4.5.6 (36 > 6) - Debriefing

One has planned to withdraw in order to assess the risks.

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