Guà Jìng - Yáo Ying

Hexagram Mirrors - Line Reflections
(line pathways)

Mirror 33.4-53.4-34.3-54.3

photo LiSe

About following destiny instead of forcing things

33.4 yang: Graceful retreat. Noble men: auspicious, small men: stagnation.

Go the road on earth that fits your character.

53.4 yin: The wild geese gradually approach the tree. Maybe they find a flat branch. Without fault.

Enter a situation open to all options.

Lines 33.4 and 53.4 are each others fanyao, like views on the same landscape but from a different side. Heaven-Wind and vv. Asking for different (complementary) actions.
(heaven-wind: intuition)

34.3 yang: Small people use vigor. The noble man uses nets. Determination: danger. The he-goat butts a hedge, entangles its horns.

Act according to the laws which give the best result. Listening to Heaven's laws.

54.3 yin: The marrying maiden waits. Returns and marries as secondary wife.

Accepting with dignity. Choosing the right way in society.

Lines 34.3 and 54.3 are each others fanyao, like views on the same landscape but from a different side. Heaven-Wind and vv. Asking for different (complementary) actions. Acting according to a situation and a given vv accepting it.

Lines 33.4 and 34.3 and also 53.4 and 54.3 are each others qianyao (upside-down). Here are similar actions but in different landscapes (complementary contexts).
What was up, outside or mental, is now down, inside or physical.

Mirror groups 33.4 and 19.4 are contrasts
(all yang lines of Mirror 33.4-53.4 are yin lines in Mirror 19.4-54.4 and vv)
Mirror 33.4 is about following destiny instead of forcing things.
Mirror 19.4 is about acting strong and decisive

Explanations: How I found the Mirrors and how they work