57 / 27 The Gentle (The Penetrating), Wind
Cultivating, Influencing
(42->57->32->51)

"SUN : base on which things rest; support, foundation; mild, subtly penetrating; nourishing. The ideogram: stand and things arranged on it, the subtle influence of the ground."ERANOS p605

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"[With cultivation comes influence] : The Gentle.
One introduces subtlety in controlling affairs."

In a context of cultivation we utilise influence.

Commentary

Hexagram 57 is a soft form of transition. A subtle controlling influence, through persuasion, forces one to adapt to the change conditions and therefore themselves change. Serving and cultivating (05) combined with ascending (46) leads to cultivation and influence.

Hexagram 57 is the general form of hexagram 54

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:

Line 1 -

"[In the beginning, Vacillation]. A sterner approach brings success." [Persuasions from all sides]

Line 2 -

"[The basis(foundations) of current social influences]. Using historians and mediums, the cloudy is made favourable. No harm in this." [Correcting the official history of the past.]

Line 3 -

"Pressing influences, regret." [At this stage passive influence is required,like the well, not active influencing.]

Line 4 -

"Remorse disappears. The hunt catches three prey." [Small gains]

Line 5 -

"Favourable but testing times, remorse disappears. Not devoid of success and yet not completing anything. Before [benefits received] three days. After [benefits received] three days. Favourable." [Gradual progress - maturing]

Line 6 -

"[The foundations of current social influences]. One loses one's position of power. Testing times. Unfortunate." [Things are dispersed.]

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 05 Waiting/Serving. It passes through hexagram 46 Push Upwards 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 48. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 48 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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