Due to the presence of BOTH/AND states in this hexagram's trichotomous form, this hexagram can share context with hexagrams 28, 30, and 49.
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At all times, the path into hexagram 50 is that of 32 - commiting. What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 50 is forced to go through the characteristics of 32
At all times the path out of hexagram 50 is the opposite of the path in - in this case the path described by 42 - augmenting. Thus the process of hexagram 50 changing into any other hexagram has to pass through hexagram 42 to start.
Hexagram 50 finds it's roots in hexagram 34, Inspiring, with the emphasis on inspiring developing into transforming.
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 28, Exceeding.
For hexagram 50, 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
50 (30,11) Preparing (Transforming)
From cultivation comes direction.
------ (6) Influence - Commiting : Refining (32) (42)
-- -- (5) Presence - Enthusing : Small Gaining (16) (09)
------ (4) Presence - Wasting : Maturing (54) (53)
------ (3) Foundation - Dif. Ending : Transforming (64) (63)
------ (2) Refurbishment - Exhausting : Facading (47) (22)
-- -- (1) Likeness - Uniforming : Grouping (07) (13)
Influencing changing line hexagram for:
Line 6 Hexagram : 63
5 : 22
4 : 13
3 : 42
2 : 09
1 : 53
Expansive bounding within the context of contractive binding.
Expansive parts within the context of a contracting dynamic aspect.