Due to the lack of BOTH/AND states in this hexagram's trichotomous form, this hexagram CANNOT share context with any other hexagram.
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At all times, the path into hexagram 61 is that of 60 - limiting, standardising. What this implies is that the change of any hexagram into 61 is forced to go through the characteristics of 60
At all times the path out of hexagram 61 is the opposite of the path in - in this case the path described by 56 - restrained journeying. Thus the process of hexagram 61 changing into any other hexagram has to pass through hexagram 56 to start.
Hexagram 61 finds it's roots in hexagram 29, Containing, with the emphasis on containing developing into yielding.
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 19,approaching/defering.
For hexagram 61, 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
61 (52,34) Sympathizing, Softening, Yielding
With self reflection comes influence.
------ (6) Refurbishment - Facading : Oppressing (22) (47)
------ (5) Regulation - Concentrating : Stimulating (41) (31)
-- -- (4) Regulation - Pruning : Cuttings (23) (43)
-- -- (3) Likeness - Returning : Seeding (24) (44)
------ (2) Influence - Refining : Commiting (42) (32)
------ (1) Foundation - Ruling : Founding (21) (48)
Influencing changing line hexagram for:
Line 6 Hexagram : 44
5 : 32
4 : 48
3 : 47
2 : 31
1 : 43
Contractive binding within the context of expansive bonding.
Contractive dynamic aspect within the context of an expanding static aspect.