Yi Jing Hexagram 36
The hexagram: 36
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.
Upper trigram: The earth

Lower trigram: The fire

Line Comments
The lines represent the evolution of the hexagram, from the bottom (young) to the top (old).
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) - Seeking salvation in the fight
One has received a wound that will encourage one to help.
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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) - Having heard enough
One sees the other coming so one leaves to get help.
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Mutations
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) - 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) - Collecting debris
One is still gluing back pieces of what was broken.
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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) - Saying incredible things
One has said the truth, but others have not accepted it.
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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) - 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) - Having heard enough
One sees the other coming so one leaves to get help.
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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) - Staying on guard
One must pay attention to what others say.
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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) - 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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36.1.3.4 (36 > 16) - Shocking to get a reaction
One aspires to do more fear than harm.
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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) - Putting to fire and the sword
One compensates for one's lack of affection with appalling acts.
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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) - 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) - Advancing one's own case
One sends gifts to those one considers capable of sorting out the situation.
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36.3.5 (36 > 3) - Becoming a mercenary
One sells their time to collect wounds.
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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) - 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) - 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) - Snitching
One reports to others everything that others have said about them.
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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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36.2.4.5 (36 > 43) - Protecting one's opponents
One receives orders contrary to one's interests.
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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) - Repeating the words of the most learned
One is putting forward a theory that distracts the guests.
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36.1.3.4.5 (36 > 45) - Taking the essentials
One returns to town to make some basic purchases.
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36.2.3.4.5 (36 > 58) - Searching for the secret code
One moves elements to find the right combination.
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36.1.2.3.4.5 (36 > 47) - Suppressing suicidal urges
One contacts one's friends to ask them for help.
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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) - Losing enthusiasm
There was a time when one had faith and could do better works.
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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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36.1.2.6 (36 > 18) - Sharing one's suffering
One agrees to talk to ease one's pain.
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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) - Mincing one's words
One specifies to one's children the details of their story.
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36.2.3.6 (36 > 41) - Being part of the management
One takes care of the business of one's leaders.
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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) - Selling one's hide dearly
One would rather be shot down in flames than let others take command.
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36.1.4.6 (36 > 56) - Warning before one leaves
One hugs one's friends before one leaves.
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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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - Vacuum cleaning
One slaughter's one's opponents with expeditious methods.
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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) - Adopting a contradictory position
One plays a card that will make one's opponents angry.
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36.1.5.6 (36 > 53) - Pleasing, despite everything
One must act even if it may go wrong.
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36.1.2.5.6 (36 > 57) - Worsening the situation
There is no meeting when the weather is stormy.
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36.3.5.6 (36 > 42) - Patenting one's invention
One receives valuable information by letting oneself be dominated.
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36.1.3.5.6 (36 > 20) - Requesting a reassessment
One can see the possibility of granting a wish.
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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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - Debriefing
One has planned to withdraw in order to assess the risks.
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