44 / 31 Coming to Meet
Persuading, Seducing
(25->44->46->24)

"KOU : intense, driven encounter, at once transitory and enduring, that is the reflection of primal yin and yang; meet, encounter, copulate; mating animals; magnatism, gravity; to be gripped by impersonal forces." ERANOS p483

Image :

"[With cultivation comes Single-mindedness : Persuading/Seducing]
The prince uses the aid of fate to command all."

In a context of cultivation we utilise singlemindedness.

Commentary

In hexagram 44 we are crossing the border. It symbolises the way from the light to the passive and seductive dark. A point of potential and non-innocence far from the actual and innocent. It is the path from the firm to the yielding, emphasized in the image by the using of the concept of fate as a tool to control the people (i.e. "It is supposed to be this way, it is fated."). The line comments emphasize the concept of holding on to things possibly past their, or your, time; their apparent 'value' keeping the tie. Contextually, we are combining seeding with commitment.

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:

Line 1

"Attachments tend to act as brakes [a balance]. Testing times but advantageous, especially if there is a specific goal or purpose in mind. Seeing possible dangers to one's wealth, one hang's on although this may not be enough." [Attempt to retain power]

Line 2

"Holding on to one's possessions (abundance). No harm in this. Not advantageous to receive visitors." [Retaining things - the past. This approach is acceptable but visitors should be avoided as they could influence you to let go.]

Line 3

"Legs sore to the bone, one pauses for breath. Further adversity. Without a goal or direction, misfortune. [Waiting ('pauses' to recover) leads nowhere. One must establish a path and go on.]" [Trying to hold on in adversity]

Line 4

"Holding on to nothing. Undertaking{rise-up} anything exposes one to danger." [valueless convictions]

Line 5

"Using baskets to hold melons [holding on to the cosmos using man made tools/materials]. Cherishing the [their] form (composure). Things fall, beginning from heaven." [Attempts to join (to hold) cosmos and man as one (family).]

Line 6

"Encounter, one's test of strength. Regret. No harm in this." [ A point of realization that one must eventually yield [spiritually?] despite one's position].

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which the situation derives is described by heaxgram 43 Seeding/Spread_out. It passes through hexagram 32 Commiting 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 28. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 28 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.

Further IC+ extensions