Due to the presence of BOTH/AND states in this hexagram's trichotomous form, this hexagram can share context with hexagrams 28, 30, and 50.
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At all times, the path into hexagram 49 is that of 13 - grouping, associating. What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 49 is forced to go through the characteristics of 13
At all times the path out of hexagram 49 is the opposite of the path in - in this case the path described by 07 - uniforming. Thus the process of hexagram 49 changing into any other hexagram has to pass through hexagram 07 to start.
Hexagram 49 finds it's roots in hexagram 33, structured retreat, with the emphasis on retreating developing into unmasking (revolution?)
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 30, guiding, direction.
For hexagram 49, 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
49 (47,21) Revolting, Unmasking
With guidance comes intensity.
-- -- (6) Development - Uniting : Directing (08) (14)
------ (5) Foundation - Founding : Ruling (48) (21)
------ (4) Foundation - Transforming : Dif.Ending (63) (64)
------ (3) Presence - Maturing : Wasting (53) (54)
-- -- (2) Balance - Evening : Treading (15) (10)
------ (1) Regulation - Stimulating : Concentrating (31) (41)
Influencing changing line hexagram for:
Line 6 Hexagram : 54
5 : 10
4 : 41
3 : 14
2 : 21
1 : 64
Expansive bonding within the context of expansive bounding.
Expansive static aspect within the context of an expanding part.