The structure
- Lower trigram
- Mountain
- Upper trigram
- Heaven
- Lines, bottom first
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Strategic Retreat
天山遁
Stepping back can protect what matters more than winning the moment.
The mutual figure
The structure hidden inside this one: the internal dynamic rather than the visible situation.
Coming Together天风姤
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
Common Ground天火同人Line 2
Coming Together天风姤Line 3 · the hinge
Stalled Flow天地否Line 4
Gradual Advance风山渐Line 5 · the governing seat
The Traveler火山旅Line 6 · the close
Mutual Influence泽山咸Learn to read it
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