The structure
- Lower trigram
- Fire
- Upper trigram
- Water
- Lines, bottom first
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Completion
水火既济
After order is restored, stay attentive; completion is a transition, not a trophy.
The mutual figure
The structure hidden inside this one: the internal dynamic rather than the visible situation.
Unfinished火水未济
If a line moves
A moving line marks the place where the situation is not holding still. The figure it leads to is a direction, not a promise. Positions are counted from the bottom.
Line 1 · the ground
Obstacle水山蹇Line 2
Waiting水天需Line 3 · the hinge
Beginning Difficulty水雷屯Line 4
Change泽火革Line 5 · the governing seat
Hidden Light地火明夷Line 6 · the close
Household风火家人Learn to read it
A monthly practice: one handbook chapter and four deep dossiers each month. The opening of the handbook is free to read.
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