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12 / 07 Standstill (Stagnation)

Neutralizing, Blocking, Firming

(01->12->02->11)




	
"PI : closed, stopped; bar the way; obstacle; unfortunate, wicked; refuse, disapprove, deny. The ideogram:
	mouth and not, blocked communication" ERANOS p197





Image :


"[With devotion comes confidence] : [Stand-off].

One uses as little as possible to temperate hardship,

[thus avoids wastefulness],

not permitting the use of glory for benefit."


In a context of devotion we utilise singlemindedness.




Commentary


In hexagram 12 we find that there are those who do not seek to change but more to keep the status quo; To those
who seek change, this is stagnation; a hindrance. The context is a firming sense of belief and parrying (by forseeing)
the thrusts of those against you.


The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:




	
Line 1

	
"When one's influence wanes, retire (be still)."
	

	
Line 2

	
"To suffer in silence is better than servility"
	

	
Line 3

	
"One endures shame; feeling sheepish."
	

	
Line 4

	
"The realization that one's fate is in one's hands. [lines 1,2,3 imply outside control]. No harm in
	this for it introduces new possibilities in all directions."
	

	
Line 5

	
"One realizes one must give up stillness. It must be totally forgotten, to enable one to move towards
	dense tranquility. [This active attempt to find tranquility and it's association with the concept of stillness
	is wrong. The only way to find tranquility is implicit rather than explicit. Do not try; forget it. Only then will
	it come.]"
	

	
Line 6

	
"To remove oneself from the times requires action, for things do not cease on their own despite their
	apparent demise."
	





Extended Commentary


The raw context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 17 believing/following.
It passes through hexagram 16 Forseeing/Enthusing 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 45. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into
this state, introduce hexagram 45 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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