Trichotomous Form

Due to the presence of BOTH/AND states in this hexagram's trichotomous form, it can share context with hexagram 23 without change.

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Transformations

At all times, the path into hexagram 08 is that of 20 - Contemplating/Admiring, being an example. What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 08 is forced to go through the characteristics of 20

At all times the path out of hexagram 08 is the opposite of the path in - in this case the path described by 34 - inspiring. Thus the process of hexagram 08 changing into any other hexagram has to pass through hexagram 34 to start.

Influences

Hexagram 08 finds it's roots in hexagram 42, Augmenting, with the emphasis on enhancements through alliances.

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 23, pruning, cutting-back, making a core.

For hexagram 08, the contextual hexagrams sequence from the base line through to the top is:

• line 1 - hexagram 42, augmenting
• line 2 - hexagram 59, dispersing,dispelling
• line 3 - hexagram 53, maturing
• line 4 - hexagram 12, neutralizing
• line 5 - hexagram 23, pruning, (make a core)
• line 6 - hexagram 08, uniting

Line Influences

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

08 (03,31) Uniting, Merging 96.875%yin/3.125%yang

     With devotion(contraction) comes overcoming.
     

--  -- (6) Likeness - Non-Involving : Accumulating      (25)      (46)
------ (5) Balance - Creating : Receiving               (01)      (02)
--  -- (4) Balance - Withdrawing : Approaching          (33)      (19)
--  -- (3) Refurbishment - Revolting : Educating        (49)      (04)
--  -- (2) Foundation - Guiding : Securing              (30)      (29)
--  -- (1) Influence - Communicating : Delivering       (37)      (40)

Influencing changing line hexagram for:

Line 6 Hexagram   : 04
     5            : 29
     4            : 40
     3            : 46
     2            : 02
     1            : 19

Generic template-biased description

contractive bounding within the context of contractive blending.
contractive parts within the context of a contracting whole.