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At all times, the path into hexagram 07 is that of 04 - masking,teaching, socializing. What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 07 is forced to go through the characteristics of 04
At all times the path out of hexagram 07 is the opposite of the path in - in this case the path described by 49 - un-masking, revealing,soldiering. Thus the process of hexagram 07 changing into any other hexagram has to pass through hexagram 49 to start.
Hexagram 07 finds it's roots in hexagram 41, Concentrating, with the emphasis on concentrating one's forces.
As we progress towards the refined point at the top of the hexagram, so we pass through ever-improving states, the description of which is given by the order of contextual hexagrams. The final contextual state, prior to text and context becoming 'one', is described by the line 5 influence - hexagram 59, dispersing(dispel illusions).
For hexagram 07, the contextual hexagrams sequence from the base line through to the top is:
At a finer level of analysis, the contextual hexagrams encapsulate the behaviour of a hexagram pair - where one is connected to the unchanging line and the other to the line when it changes.These pairs are shown below, with The layout format described here
07 (17,52) Uniforming 75%yin/25%yang
With containment comes trust.
-- -- (6) Development - Mirroring : Bypassing (38) (39)
-- -- (5) Foundation - Guiding : Securing (30) (29)
-- -- (4) Foundation - Preparing : Dif. Beginning (50) (03)
-- -- (3) Presence - Inspiring : Contemplating (34) (20)
------ (2) Balance - Creating : Receiving (01) (02)
-- -- (1) Regulation - Studying : Honouring (26) (45)
Influencing changing line hexagram for:
Line 6 Hexagram : 20
5 : 02
4 : 45
3 : 39
2 : 29
1 : 03
contractive blending within the context of contractive bounding
contractive whole within the context of contracting parts.