Trichotomous Form

Due to the presence of BOTH/AND states in this hexagram's trichotomous form, this hexagram can share context with hexagrams 21, 22, 17, 18, 47, 63, and 64.

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Transformations

At all times, the path into hexagram 48 is that of 57 - cultivation, influence . What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 48 is forced to go through the characteristics of 57

At all times the path out of hexagram 48 is the opposite of the path in - in this case the path described by 51- enlightenment, awareness. Thus the process of hexagram 48 changing into any other hexagram has to pass through hexagram 51 to start.

Influences

Hexagram 48 finds it's roots in hexagram 09, Small gainings, with the emphasis on small gainings developing into founding, inner source.

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 18, correcting.

For hexagram 48, the contextual hexagrams sequence from the base line through to the top is:

• line 1 - hexagram 09, Small gaining
• line 2 - hexagram 53, maturing
• line 3 - hexagram 59, dispersing, dispelling
• line 4 - hexagram 44, persuading, seducing
• line 5 - hexagram 18, correcting
• line 6 - hexagram 48, founding

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

48 (27,15) Founding

     With cultivatiom comes overcoming(control).
     

--  -- (6) Influence - Arousing : Controlling          (51)      (57)
------ (5) Presence - Inspiring : Contemplating        (34)      (20)
--  -- (4) Presence - Portraying : Sympathizing        (62)      (61)
------ (3) Foundation - Securing : Guiding             (30)      (29)
------ (2) Refurbishment - Revolting : Educating       (49)      (04)
--  -- (1) Likeness - Hiding : Compromising            (36)      (06)

Influencing changing line hexagram for:

Line 6 Hexagram   : 29
     5            : 04
     4            : 06
     3            : 57
     2            : 20
     1            : 61

Generic template-biased description

Contractive bounding within the context of contractive binding.
Contractive parts within the context of a contracting dynamic aspect.