28 / 30 Preponderance of the Great
Exceeding
(17->28->18->27)

"TA KUO -

TA : big, noble, important, very; orient the will toward a self-imposed goal, impose direction; ability to lead or guide your life...

KUO : go beyond, pass by, pass over; excessive, transgress; error,fault." ERANOS p336

Image :

"[With cultivation comes intensity] : [Excess].
Marsh submerges wood. Great Exceeding. (Passing Limits).
One stands unafraid in isolation,
Withdrawing from the times without sadness.[showing lack of concern]"
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In a context of cultivation we utilise intensity.

Commentary

In hexagram 28 we learn that in the process of regeneration one must be weary of going to far, for in becoming too full we lead to the path of decay. Contextually, we have gone through a state of too much yang (1) that has then been excessivly refined (50) to a degree where it is all too much. (see the line 6 comment below). This hexagram also reflects the positive aspect of excess in the form of going beyond what is required.

(The hexagram quartet 17,18,27,28 deals with the concepts of degeneration and regeneration. Structurally 17,18 are the balances to 27,28. Procedurally the cycle goes:

follow-> too much -> decay(corrupt) -> too little -> follow ...
 (17)      (28)       (18)               (27)         (17)

The Traditional Single Changing Line Context:

Line 1

"The first step in any form of regeneration requires modesty. One makes a simple but sincere offering. No harm in this."

Line 2

"An old willow gives birth to a new shoot and an old man marries a young woman. Great potential. By stepping back one can advance."

Line 3

"One's main support is about to collapse. Exposed to danger."

Line 4

"Although one's main support appears to be strong, one is dissolutioned and obtains another. Shame. [a lack of trust]"

Line 5

"A withered willow flowers. An elderly lady marries a learned man. No harm. No praise. One attempts to augment one's appearance."

Line 6

"One has spent too much time and energy on the task at hand and are drowning. Danger. There is no error in this."

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which the situation derives is described by heaxagram 01 persevering/persisting(too full). It passes through hexagram 50 Transforming 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 44. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 44 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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