The structure of the I Ching is important.

The I Ching encourages us to consider things from various angles without being influenced by preconceived notions or biases, changing our positions and perspectives, and examining facts as objectively as possible. Because of this effort to minimize subjectivity, it can sometimes resemble fortune-telling.

When analyzing data or making plans, the assumptions become crucial. However, assumptions and positions are often handled roughly, carelessly, and haphazardly.

In analysis, if we ignore or make assumptions about the premises and only focus on data and information, the answers tend to be uniform and merely rephrased versions of the same thing. This leads to repeating the same thing to everyone, regardless of who they are. People are different, so their concerns and how they receive information differ. Naturally, if there are a hundred people, there should be a hundred different responses. This approach allows for responses that consider the position of the person being bullied or the elderly. Circumstances also differ.

If we keep repeating the same thing, people will eventually get bored and stop engaging with us.

This happens because we are not considering the other person and ignoring their conditions. We don’t understand their circumstances, and our assumptions are not fixed. This leads to uniform and one-sided responses, which can anger those seeking advice, making them feel disrespected.

Even if we say the same thing, how it is received varies from person to person.

Ultimately, only the person themselves knows how they understand what the other person is saying. We also need to verify how the other person received our response.

Therefore, it is necessary to change our responses according to the assumptions, changing circumstances, and the other person.

Simply answering logically and mechanically will not meet the other person’s expectations and demands.

People do not seek the same answers as others. Rather, they seek different responses for each individual.

Everyone has a sense of being different from others. This is because self-awareness is essential for maintaining one’s identity.

Treating oneself as special and different from others is not disrespectful. Therefore, it is necessary to change responses according to the other person.

Consultations with the elderly and children require different responses, even if the content is the same.

Teachers and students, doctors and patients, managers and employees, parents and children all have different needs.

The greatness of the I Ching lies in its ability to provide responses tailored to the other person while maintaining sincerity, even if based on the same data.

Even when adapting to the other person, changing the core would be meaningless. The I Ching changes responses for each individual without altering the core.

Using this structure of the I Ching, we can create an analysis platform. Instead of fortune-telling, we can apply various phenomena or numerical values to the lines. In other words, the structure of the I Ching is important.

The I Ching posits that the world is based on change, that is, movement. The fundamental change is cyclical movement. It attempts to explain the cause of change by breaking it down into two opposing forces working in opposite directions. When one force weakens, the other strengthens by the same amount, and when the force reaches its peak, the direction of change reverses. This relationship of action and reaction leads to the idea that all phenomena undergo rotational movement. This is also the principle of periodic motion.

Yin and Yang can be understood as positive and negative.

Combining positive and negative, IN and OUT, and incorporating object-oriented principles allows for consistent responses tailored to the other person.

The two directions include forward and backward, increase and decrease, strong and weak, high and low, hot and cold. As the cold weakens, the heat gradually strengthens, and when the heat reaches its peak, the cold strengthens. This interplay of heat and cold creates the seasons.

The I Ching analyzes change through six stages and processes.

First, clarify the situation and assumptions as a hexagram. The outline and policy to be taken are expressed as the hexagram statement, and the lines are interpreted according to the other person’s situation and conditions. This process is crucial. First, grasp the whole picture, then confirm the other person’s situation, and formulate countermeasures according to their position.

This is the I Ching approach.

Yin and Yang do not need to be understood in a dictionary or conceptual way. Think of Yin and Yang as functions or states. They are opposing forces working in opposite directions, in a relationship of action and reaction.

The meaning of words is not the issue; the function is. It is about the function of increasing or decreasing. It is not about good or bad, true or false. Therefore, it is about function, not opposing words.

In other words, from one’s own perspective, it is about symmetrical action. If there is right, there is left. If there is front, there is back.

If there is a seller, there is a buyer. If there is a lender, there is a borrower. If there is an income, there is an expense. If there is a claim, there is a corresponding debt. In other words, the same thing becomes two actions when viewed from different perspectives, which is Yin and Yang. From there, the functions in a relationship of front and back are repeated and classified. In a sense, it is dialectical.

For example, IN and OUT, YES and NO, moving away and approaching, buying and selling, lending and borrowing, inside and outside, advancing and retreating, attacking and defending, giving and receiving, pushing and pulling, stillness and movement, winning and losing.

Stillness and movement are related in that stopping a moving point makes it still, and the point starts moving again.

In this way, the functions in a relationship of action and reaction are considered with the addition of contradictory functions and states.

For example, raising and lowering, strong and weak, front and back, dispersing and converging, exhaling and inhaling, increasing and decreasing, light and dark, name and reality, thick and thin.

When raising and lowering are linked, it is also calculated.

The way of heaven is called Yin and Yang, the way of earth is called soft and hard, and the way of humans is called benevolence and righteousness. By seeking the beginning and returning to the end, we understand life and death.

Once the functions of Yin and Yang are determined, the hierarchy is constructed based on these functions. The I Ching has six levels.

For example, in bookkeeping, consider people as the origin, assets (total assets) as Yang (out), and “money” (total capital) as Yin (in). This is the first level. The second level is “expenses,” “assets,” “revenue,” “liabilities/capital.” The third level is “variable costs,” “fixed costs,” “current assets,” “fixed assets,” “purchases,” “gross profit,” “current liabilities,” “fixed liabilities/capital,” constructed with “in” and “out.” Cash flow can also be combined with this, and various indicators can be incorporated.

By trying various combinations, Yin and Yang can be used symbolically for things like YES and NO. Symmetrical elements can be compared and contrasted, such as “revenue” and “expenses,” “assets” and “liabilities,” “assets” and “revenue,” “liabilities” and “expenses.” It can also be used for break-even point analysis.

This can supplement the limitations of indicator-based analysis. Additionally, each hexagram can be analyzed by stages, such as the creation period, adolescence, growth period, maturity period, senescence period, and regeneration period.

Logic consists of the whole and its parts (elements). The elements that make up the whole are connected in some way to other elements. The elements that make up the whole have positions and functions. Logic has a structure.

The foundation of the I Ching is the sixty-four hexagrams. Another name for the sixty-four hexagrams is the original hexagram. The original hexagram is considered to most prominently represent the current state or oneself.

Initially, there were only two, Yin and Yang. This developed into the eight trigrams, which were further subdivided to create the sixty-four hexagrams.

The sixty-four hexagrams are composed of six lines, which are twice the number of the eight trigrams.

The lines used to express the hexagrams of the I Ching are called yao. They are represented by two types of horizontal lines: a straight horizontal line (─) and a horizontal line with a break in the middle (─ ─). The lines are divided into Yin and Yang, with ─ representing Yang and ─ ─ representing Yin. These are called Yang yao and Yin yao, respectively. Additionally, odd numbers are considered Yang, and even numbers are considered Yin, with Yang yao represented by the number nine and Yin yao represented by the number six. When three lines are combined, they form a trigram, and when two trigrams are combined, they form a hexagram with six lines, resulting in the sixty-four hexagrams.

The interpretation of the lines is also provided in the form of yao ci.

The eight trigrams are the basic elements of the I Ching, representing eight types of elements. In ancient China, it was believed that these eight elements (heaven, lake, fire, thunder, wind, water, mountain, earth) constituted the world.

Each of the eight trigrams consists of three lines. The meanings of each trigram are symbolized by natural phenomena, known as zheng xiang. The basic nature and characteristics of each trigram are expressed as gua de.

The sixty-four hexagrams are composed of two trigrams, one above and one below. Each hexagram is named, and the interpretation of each hexagram is provided as gua ci.

The structure of the hexagram: The bottom line is the first line, representing younger siblings, regular employees, villages, feet, and the months of January to February.

The second line from the bottom is the second line, representing oneself, section chiefs, towns, legs, and the months of March to April.

The third line from the bottom is the third line, representing older siblings, department heads, cities, hips and waist, and the months of May to June.

The fourth line from the bottom is the fourth line, representing mothers, executives, metropolises, abdomen, and the months of July to August.

The fifth line from the bottom is the fifth line, representing fathers, presidents, capitals, chest and back, and the months of September to October.

The top line is the top line, representing grandparents, chairpersons, suburbs, head and neck, and the months of November to December.

Interestingly, oneself is placed in the second line.

The inner trigram refers to the bottom three lines of the six lines that make up the sixty-four hexagrams, also known as the lower trigram.

The outer trigram refers to the top three lines of the six lines that make up the sixty-four hexagrams, also known as the upper trigram.

The types of hexagrams include the original hexagram, the changing hexagram, and the hidden hexagram.

Another name for the sixty-four hexagrams is the original hexagram.

The completed hexagram refers to a hexagram in which the Yin and Yang of specific lines in the original hexagram are reversed.

The changing line seeks the line that changes to the opposite Yin and Yang.

The completed hexagram obtained by reversing the Yin and Yang of the sought line is called the changing hexagram, indicating possible future developments. However, it is only a prediction and does not necessarily mean that direction will be taken. It is also used to explore hidden circumstances and underlying issues in detail.

The hidden hexagram refers to a hexagram in which the Yin and Yang of all the lines in the sixty-four hexagrams are reversed. It can be used as a reference to understand the hidden intentions of oneself or others and the underlying meaning of things and states.

Economic analysis:

First line: enterprises Second line: households Third line: finance Fourth line: banking Fifth line: foreign exchange Top line: balance of payments

The hidden hexagram becomes the capital account.

Alternatively:

First line: enterprises Second line: households Third line: finance Fourth line: banking Fifth line: GDP Top line: balance of payments

Yin and Yang can be used for year-on-year comparisons or surpluses and deficits.

Management analysis:

First line: profit Second line: expenses Third line: sales Fourth line: assets Fifth line: liabilities Top line: capital

Yin and Yang can be used for year-on-year comparisons.

Changing the order and combinations allows for various analyses.

Using lines can visually appeal, and color-coding in five stages makes it more three-dimensional. Profits can be represented in shades of blue, and losses in shades of red, using mapping techniques. Expenses can be compared to the previous year to determine pluses and minuses. Color-coding allows for visualizing the degree. It can also be considered in terms of cash flow changes.

Additionally, dividing the eight trigrams into upper and lower parts provides different perspectives. For example, separating the symbols of capital, assets, and liabilities from the symbols of profit, expenses, and revenue, or reversing the upper and lower parts.

Partially reversing Yin and Yang to see the changing lines can lead to future predictions. For example, replacing a decrease in profit with an increase in profit.

Ultimately, creating a dashboard as the user interface can make it like a cockpit.

For example, when representing a financial statement as a hexagram: Create a table with seven rows and two columns. The first row is the item row, with the first column as debit (Yang, operation, out) and the second column as credit (Yin, procurement, in). The second row: debit, total asset changes; credit, capital changes. The third row: debit, fixed asset changes; credit, fixed liability changes. The fourth row: debit, current asset changes; credit, current liability changes. The fifth row: debit, expense changes; credit, revenue changes. The sixth row: debit, fixed cost (purchases) changes; credit, gross profit changes. The seventh row: debit, variable cost changes; credit, operating profit changes.

Then, view the changes in each item compared to the previous period, with increases in shades of blue and decreases in shades of red. Read each hexagram for debit and credit. Compare and read the changing lines and hidden hexagrams to predict the future.

Viewing things symbolically is quite effective. Relying solely on numbers can become too abstract.

The hexagram statements and line statements are also profound and insightful.