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23 Splitting Apart
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"[With devotion comes discernment]. A Mountain approaching the earth : Stripping (Reduce to essentials). [Using the liberal use of thought to quiet the devotion below]."
Class: Differentiating
In hexagram 23 we recognize that the establishment of history is an important part of social development. It enables the culture to have depth and firm ground to stand on and thus something to balance on. This sense of history, and therefore tradition, is fostered by studying the thoughts of old (26) as well as spiritual celebration. An imbalance can occur when the deeds of the past are interpreted as being relevant and superior to now. Spiritually, this can be a backward step and these thoughts should be discarded; only the core is retained. The context gives the return to the 'correct' path, together with uniting others around the core principles - seperating chaff from wheat - Pruning.
(All four hexagrams (26,43,45,23) deal with the social past and it's influences on the now as part of the generic concept of balance seeking as symbolised by their base trigrams.)
Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Earth reflects Filtration (through faith, given rules). The trigram of Mountain reflects Filtration (through personal discernment). Filtration-by-faith through Filtration-by-discernment is expressed as 'pruning', cutting things back to essentials.
Hexagram 23 is the specific form of hexagram 49
Goal of 23 - hexagram 27 (or 'how do I 23? - 27)
23 is the goal of 43 (or 'how do I 43? - 23' ' How do I be robust, spreading the word? By pruning things down to their basics, the 'real truth')
The raw context from which the situation develops is described by hexagram 02. The first line nature is described by analogy to hexagram 24 returning(to a path). It passes through hexagram 08 Uniting before reaching here.
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Root Vertical Binary |
Quality Matrix |
Root Horizontal Binary |
Balance Matrix |
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43 28 49 31 58 47 17 45 |
01 44 13 33 10 06 25 12 |
44 28 50 32 57 48 18 46 |
44 28 50 32 57 48 18 46 |
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05 48 63 39 60 29 03 08 |
09 57 37 53 61 59 42 20 |
06 47 64 40 59 29 04 07 |
06 47 64 40 59 29 04 07 |
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34 32 55 62 54 40 51 16 |
14 50 30 56 38 64 21 35 |
33 31 56 62 53 41 52 15 |
33 31 56 62 53 41 52 15 |
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11 46 36 15 19 07 24 02 |
26 18 22 52 41 04 27 23 |
12 45 35 16 20 08 23 02 |
12 45 35 16 20 08 23 02 |
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01 44 13 33 10 06 25 12 |
43 28 49 31 58 47 17 45 |
01 43 14 32 09 05 26 11 |
11 26 05 09 32 14 43 01 |
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09 57 37 53 61 59 42 20 |
05 48 63 39 60 29 03 08 |
10 58 38 54 61 60 41 19 |
19 41 60 61 54 38 58 10 |
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14 50 30 56 38 64 21 35 |
34 32 55 62 54 40 51 16 |
13 49 30 55 37 63 22 36 |
36 22 63 37 55 30 49 13 |
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26 18 22 52 41 04 27 23 |
11 46 36 15 19 07 24 02 |
25 17 21 51 42 03 27 24 |
24 27 03 42 51 21 17 25 |
Above.
By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 02. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 02 as context.
It is important to remember that, when using transformative methods, the more lines requiring change, the more energy required when attempting to introduce a different context. It may therefore be of benefit to work on existing changing lines and achieve your goal in steps rather than attempt, for example, a six-line change all at once.
To 'go with the flow', any hexagram that is changing into hexagram 15 reflects an influence of 23 on that hexagram in that the 'flow' is in hexagram 23 and as such this reflects the need to adapt to that flow and so take-on the properties and methods of 23.
