Trichotomous Form

Due to the lack of BOTH/AND states in this hexagram's trichotomous form, (other than in the 'Tao' position - base line) this hexagram CANNOT share context with any other hexagram.

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  T09

Transformations

At all times, the path into hexagram 33 is that of 31 - Restrained Joining. 
What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 33 is forced to go 
through the characteristics of 31

At all times the path out of hexagram 33 is the opposite of the path in -
in this case the path described by 41 - Concentrating. Thus the
process of hexagram 33 changing into any other hexagram has to
pass through hexagram 41 to start.

Influences

Hexagram 33 finds it's roots in hexagram 31, Restrained Joining, with the 
emphasis on a restrained joining developing into a structured withdrawl 
(tricking)


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 62, Portraying, Acting.

For hexagram 33, the contextual hexagrams sequence from the base line through
to the top is:


line 1 - hexagram 49, Unmasking
line 2 - hexagram 28, Exceeding
line 3 - hexagram 45, Gathering
line 4 - hexagram 39, Obstructing, Bypassing
line 5 - hexagram 62, Portraying, Acting
line 6 - hexagram 33, Retreating, Tricking



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


33 (16,62) Withdrawing, Retreating and tricking.

     With self restraint comes confidence.
     

------ (6) Regulation - Stimulating : Concentrating    (31)      (41)
------ (5) Refurbishment - Exhausting : Facading       (47)      (22)
------ (4) Refurbishment - Believing : Corrupting      (17)      (18)
------ (3) Balance - Neutralizing : Balancing          (12)      (11)
--  -- (2) Presence - Enthusing : Small Gaining        (16)      (09)
--  -- (1) Development - Uniting : Directing           (08)      (14)

Influencing changing line hexagram for:

Line 6 Hexagram   : 11
     5            : 09
     4            : 14
     3            : 41
     2            : 22
     1            : 18


Generic template-biased description

Expansive blending within the context of contractive bonding.

Expansive whole within the context of a contracting static aspect.