Due to the presence of BOTH/AND states in this hexagram's trichotomous form, this hexagram can share context with hexagrams 05, 26, and 58.
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At all times, the path into hexagram 38 is that of 54 - Immaturing, not ripe, before it's time. What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 38 is forced to go through the characteristics of 54
At all times the path out of hexagram 38 is the opposite of the path in - in this case the path described by 53 - Maturing, ripened. Thus the process of hexagram 38 changing into any other hexagram has to pass through hexagram 53 to start.
Hexagram 38 finds it's roots in hexagram 40, Relaxed structuring, with the emphasis on relaxing structure developing into opposition/mirroring.
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 58, self-reflecting, intensity.
For hexagram 38, 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
38 (54,35) Opposing, Mirroring
With self reflection comes direction.
------ (6) Refurbishment - Corrupting : Believing (18) (17)
-- -- (5) Regulation - Pruning : Cuttings (23) (43)
------ (4) Regulation - Concentrating : Stimulating (41) (31)
-- -- (3) Likeness - Uniforming : Grouping (07) (13)
------ (2) Influence - Dissolving : Overflowing (59) (55)
------ (1) Foundation - Dif. Ending : Transforming (64) (63)
Influencing changing line hexagram for:
Line 6 Hexagram : 13
5 : 55
4 : 63
3 : 17
2 : 43
1 : 31
Expansive bounding within the context of an expansive bonding.
Expansive parts within the context of an expanding static aspect.