Trichotomous Form

Due to the presence of BOTH/AND states in this hexagram's trichotomous form, this hexagram can share context with hexagrams 35, 45, and 52.

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Transformations

At all times, the path into hexagram 39 is that of 53 - Maturing, ripened. What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 39 is forced to go through the characteristics of 53

At all times the path out of hexagram 39 is the opposite of the path in - in this case the path described by 54 - Immaturing, not ripe. Thus the process of hexagram 39 changing into any other hexagram has to pass through hexagram 54 to start.

Influences

Hexagram 39 finds it's roots in hexagram 37, Rigid Structuring, with the emphasis on rigidly structuring developing into obstructing.

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 52, self-restraining.

For hexagram 39, the contextual hexagrams sequence from the base line through to the top is:

• line 1 - hexagram 37, Rigid Structuring
• line 2 - hexagram 57, Cultivating, Influencing
• line 3 - hexagram 20, Contemplating, Admiring
• line 4 - hexagram 33, Structured Retreating, Tricking
• line 5 - hexagram 52, Self-restraining, retaining
• line 6 - hexagram 39, Obstructing, Bypassing.

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

39 (11,63) Bypassing, Obstructing

     With self restraint comes overcoming.
     

--  -- (6) Refurbishment - Believing : Corrupting       (17)      (18)
------ (5) Regulation - Cuttings : Pruning              (43)      (23)
--  -- (4) Regulation - Stimulating : Concentrating     (31)      (41)
------ (3) Likeness - Grouping : Uniforming             (13)      (07)
--  -- (2) Influence - Overflowing : Dispersing         (55)      (59)
--  -- (1) Foundation - Transforming : Dif. Ending      (63)      (64)

Influencing changing line hexagram for:

Line 6 Hexagram   : 07
     5            : 59
     4            : 64
     3            : 18
     2            : 23
     1            : 41

Generic template-biased description

Contractive bounding within the context of contractive bonding.
Contractive parts within the context of a contracting static aspect.