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57 The Gentle (The Penetrating), Wind
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"[With cultivation comes influence] : The Gentle. One introduces subtlety in controlling affairs."
Class: Differentiating
Hexagram 57 is a soft form of transition. A subtle controlling influence, through persuasion, forces one to adapt to the change conditions and therefore themselves change. Serving and cultivating (05) combined with ascending (46) leads to cultivation and influence. Overall the focus on cultivation and becoming influencial is like the subtle rising of mist that people suddenly become aware of but are now forced to adapt due to the seemingly suddeness of the event. The opposite of 57 is 51, Thunder, where the suddeness is explicit, loud, it 'shouts' at you. Here in 51 it is gentle, implicit, and is upon you as if out of nowhere.
Hexagram 57 is the general form of hexagram 54
Goal of 57 - hexagram 37 (or 'how do I 37? - 57')
Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Wind reflects Production through re-production, cultivation.
57 is the goal of 09 (or 'how do I 57? - 09' How do I cultivate and become influencial? Through making small gains
upon which one can stand and so be noticed)
The raw context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 48. The base line position is described by hexagram 05 Waiting/Serving. It passes through hexagram 46 Push Upwards before reaching here.
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Root Vertical Binary |
Quality Matrix |
Root Horizontal Binary |
Balance Matrix |
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51 16 54 40 55 62 34 32 |
21 35 38 64 30 56 14 50 |
52 15 53 39 56 62 33 31 |
52 15 53 39 56 62 33 31 |
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24 02 19 07 36 15 11 46 |
27 23 41 04 22 52 26 18 |
23 02 20 08 35 16 12 45 |
23 02 20 08 35 16 12 45 |
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17 45 58 47 49 31 43 28 |
25 12 10 06 13 33 01 44 |
18 46 57 48 50 32 44 28 |
18 46 57 48 50 32 44 28 |
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03 08 60 29 63 39 05 48 |
42 20 61 59 37 53 09 57 |
04 07 59 29 64 40 06 47 |
04 07 59 29 64 40 06 47 |
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21 35 38 64 30 56 14 50 |
51 16 54 40 55 62 34 32 |
22 36 37 63 30 55 13 49 |
49 13 55 30 63 37 36 22 |
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27 23 41 04 22 52 26 18 |
24 02 19 07 36 15 11 46 |
27 24 42 03 21 51 25 17 |
17 25 51 21 03 42 24 27 |
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25 12 10 06 13 33 01 44 |
17 45 58 47 49 31 43 28 |
26 11 09 05 14 34 01 43 |
43 01 34 14 05 09 11 26 |
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42 20 61 59 37 53 09 57 |
03 08 60 29 63 39 05 48 |
41 19 61 60 38 54 10 58 |
58 10 54 38 60 61 19 41 |
Above.
By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 48. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 48 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 57 reflects an influence of 57 on that hexagram in that the 'flow' is in hexagram 57 and as such this reflects the need to adapt to that flow and so take-on the properties and methods of 57.
