08 / 02 Holding Together (Union)
Alliencing, Uniting
(05->08->35->14)

"PI : order things and put them in classes, compare and select; find what you belong with; compare, sort, examine correspondances; select and harmonize; unite. The ideogram: person who stops walking, looking around to examine and compare."ERANOS p160

Image :

"[With devotion comes overcoming(control)]: Unity.
In primitive times one created many cities
to connect the provinces.[And thus unite the state.]"

Commentary

In hexagram 08 one is influencial by one's presence in that one attracts people from all around and establishes a sense of unity. Thus the contextual emphasis on augmentation and distinguishing chaff from wheat.

Hexagram 08 is the specific form of hexagram 30

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:

Line 1

"To be capable of unity requires sincerity. This may be all one has at the start."

Line 2

"The desire for unity must come from the heart not from the mind, as may be found in an opportunist."

Line 3

"There are times when we attract the wrong people. Be sociable but not intimate."

Line 4

"One's firm relationship with outside people is tested. A favourable result."

Line 5

"A wise and receptive [trusting] ruler. Those who come and are suited stay. Those who wish to, can leave. These options are controlled by the people rather than the ruler."

Line 6

"Without a solid centre of attraction (head), unity fails. There is no 'completion' in that things end through dispersion; Blown away in the wind."

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which this situation derives is described by hexagram 42 Augmenting. It passes through hexagram 23 - Pruning before reaching here.

Transformative methods

By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 20. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 20 as context.

It is important to remember that, when using transformative methods, the more lines requiring change, the more energy required when attempting to introduce a different context. It may therefore be of benefit to work on existing changing lines and achieve your goal in steps rather than attempt, for example, a six-line change all at once.

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