Due to the presence of BOTH/AND states in this hexagram's trichotomous form, this hexagram can share context with hexagram 59.
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At all times, the path into hexagram 42 is that of 03 - Difficult beginnings. What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 42 is forced to go through the characteristics of 03
At all times the path out of hexagram 42 is the opposite of the path in - in this case the path described by 50 - transforming. Thus the process of hexagram 42 changing into any other hexagram has to pass through hexagram 50 to start.
Hexagram 42 finds it's roots in hexagram 08, Uniting, with the emphasis on uniting developing into augmenting.
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 24, returning.
For hexagram 42, 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
42 (36,02) Refining, Augmenting
With enlightenment comes influence.
------ (6) Influence - Communicating : Delivering (37) (40)
------ (5) Presence - Sympathizing : Portraying (61) (62)
-- -- (4) Presence - Contemplating : Inspiring (20) (34)
-- -- (3) Foundation - Dif. Beginning : Preparing (03) (50)
-- -- (2) Refurbishment - Nourishing : Exceeding (27) (28)
------ (1) Likeness - Non-Involving : Accumulating (25) (46)
Influencing changing line hexagram for:
Line 6 Hexagram : 50
5 : 28
4 : 46
3 : 40
2 : 62
1 : 34
Contractive binding within the context of expansive binding.
Contractive dynamic aspect within the context of an expanding dynamic aspect.