Hexagram 4 of the Yi Jing is composed of the upper trigram ☶艮 Gen (Mountain, the youngest, earth element) and the lower trigram ☵坎 Kan (Water, the youngest).
Interpretation from comments: Immaturity, inexperience, trial and error in commercial life, and a moment when the young question the wise.
In Chinese: 山水蒙 Shān Shuǐ Méng, the English translation is “Juvenile Madness.”
Jia Zi combination of the hexagram: Hexagram 4 of the I Ching is associated with the Geng Shen 庚申 combination of the sexagesimal cycle, the 57th combination in the cycle:
- 庚 Geng, celestial stem Metal Yang.
- 申 Shen, terrestrial branch of the Monkey.
Interpretation of the drawing of hexagram 4 of the I Ching
Opposite hexagram (錯卦 Cuo Gua): The opposite hexagram indicates everything that is not, or the opposite of, the solution to the situation.
The opposite hexagram is obtained by replacing the Yang lines with Yin lines and vice versa, resulting in Hexagram 49 – Ge (The Revolution).
Inverted Hexagram (覆卦 Fu Gua): The permuted hexagram provides information on the origin of the situation.
The permuted hexagram is obtained by swapping the two trigrams, resulting in Hexagram 39 – 水山蹇 Jian (The Obstacle).
Nuclear (Mutual) Hexagram (互卦 Hu Gua): The nuclear hexagram represents the core of the problem or question.
The nuclear hexagram is obtained by using the four central lines to form two trigrams, resulting in Hexagram 24 – Fu (The Return).
Mutant Hexagram (derived): The mutation of a line results in a new hexagram, which indicates the evolution of the situation.
- Line 6 mutate: the resulting hexagram is H7.
- Line 5 mutate: the resulting hexagram is H59.
- Line 4 mutate: the resulting hexagram is H64.
- Line 3 mutate: the resulting hexagram is H18.
- Line 2 mutate: the resulting hexagram is H23.
- Line 1 mutate: the resulting hexagram is H41.
Taoist Yi Jing – Wen Wang Gua
Characteristics of hexagram 4 for the Taoist interpretation of the Yi Jing using the Wen Wang Gua (Liu yao) divination method:
Hexagram 4 belongs to the 4th generation of the Li (Fire) family. In this hexagram, the Subject is placed on the fourth line, and the Object is placed on the first line.
The Six Relatives:
- 6th line: 寅 Yin (Wood) – Parents
- 5th line: 子 Zi (Water) – Officer
- 4th line: 戌 Xu (Earth) – Children
- 3rd line: 午 Wu (Fire) – Brothers
- 2nd line: 辰 Chen (Earth) – Children
- 1st line: 寅 Yin (Wood) – Parents