33/15 Retreat

33 Retreat
Withdrawing, Tricking
In a context of self-restraint we utilise singlemindedness.

"TUN : withdraw; run away, flee; conceal yourself, become obscure, invisible; secluded, non-social. The ideogram: walk and swine (wealth and luck) satisfaction through walking away."ERANOS p381

Image :

"[With self restraint comes singlemindedness] Below heaven we have mountain. Withdrawal. One distances oneself from 'small' people using neither hate nor intimidation."

Class: Differentiating

Commentary :

In hexagram 33 we find that deference to the enemy through a structured retreat is the best path. This is a form of trickary, where we lead the enemy into believing we are retreating, only to return at another more opportune time. Contextually, we combine pulling away (49) with pretending (62), leading to apparent withdrawl.

Goal of 33 - hexagram 10 (or 'how do I 10? - 33')

Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Mountain reflects Filtration (through discernment). The trigram of Heaven reflects Exchange (through competition). The relationship is expressed as a qualitative focus ( 'satisfaction through walking away') as well as the use of deceit to draw-in the enemy, to feign defeat and so to use trickary.

33 is the goal of 13 (or 'how do I 33? - 13' How am I to be drawn-in (the path ahead forces you to be drawn in - as you follow the path so you become more commited)? By making loose associations with others.

Extended Commentary

The raw context is 31, the raw line context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 31. The base line position is described by hexagram 49 unmasking/skinning. It passes through hexagram 62 Portraying/Pretending before reaching here.

Pair 19/33

Root Vertical Binary

Quality Matrix

Root Horizontal Binary

Balance Matrix

19 07 24 02 11 46 36 15

41 04 27 23 26 18 22 52

20 08 23 02 12 45 35 16

20 08 23 02 12 45 35 16

54 40 51 16 34 32 55 62

38 64 21 35 14 50 30 56

53 39 52 15 33 31 56 62

53 39 52 15 33 31 56 62

60 29 03 08 05 48 63 39

61 59 42 20 09 57 37 53

59 29 04 07 06 47 64 40

59 29 04 07 06 47 64 40

58 47 17 45 43 28 49 31

10 06 25 12 01 44 13 33

57 48 18 46 44 28 59 32

57 48 18 46 44 28 59 32

41 04 27 23 26 18 22 52

19 07 24 02 11 46 36 15

42 03 27 24 25 17 23 51

51 23 17 25 24 27 03 42

38 64 21 35 14 50 30 56

54 40 51 16 34 32 55 62

37 63 22 36 13 49 30 55

55 30 49 13 36 22 63 37

61 59 42 20 09 57 37 53

60 29 03 08 05 48 63 39

61 60 41 19 10 58 38 54

54 38 58 10 19 41 60 61

10 06 25 12 01 44 13 33

58 47 17 45 43 28 49 31

09 05 26 11 01 43 14 34

34 14 43 01 11 26 05 09

Above.

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:

Line 1: Withdrawing one's tail, danger. No advantage in having a direction. [Pretending to withdraw is not advised, even if you can escape. Besides, your position is still influencial.]
ine 2: Holding on to power through one's position serves no purpose. OR holding on leads to power. Firm resolve. [Wilhelm seems to base his comments on the latter rather than the former. He suggests that the inferior person tenaciously holds on to the superior and thus benefits. The associate hexagram (09) suggests that one no longer has any power, and thus supports the original text.]
Line 3: Committing to withdrawal has within it the seeds of danger. Gather one's supporters first. [Fairness to one's supporters is recommended. Help them before you help yourself.]
Line 4: One finds satisfaction in a graceful withdrawal, but it can be stopped (corrupted) by 'small' people.
Line 5: A brilliant withdrawal, testing but successful. [A degree of trickery leads to success.]
Line 6: A withdrawal filled with potential (structured). By intially drawing back (inwards) one can return. [fight again.]

Transformative methods

By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 31. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 31 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.

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Root Vertical Binary	Quality Matrix	Root Horizontal Binary	Balance Matrix
19 07 24 02 11 46 36 15	41 04 27 23 26 18 22 52	20 08 23 02 12 45 35 16	20 08 23 02 12 45 35 16
54 40 51 16 34 32 55 62	38 64 21 35 14 50 30 56	53 39 52 15 33 31 56 62	53 39 52 15 33 31 56 62
60 29 03 08 05 48 63 39	61 59 42 20 09 57 37 53	59 29 04 07 06 47 64 40	59 29 04 07 06 47 64 40
58 47 17 45 43 28 49 31	10 06 25 12 01 44 13 33	57 48 18 46 44 28 59 32	57 48 18 46 44 28 59 32
41 04 27 23 26 18 22 52	19 07 24 02 11 46 36 15	42 03 27 24 25 17 23 51	51 23 17 25 24 27 03 42
38 64 21 35 14 50 30 56	54 40 51 16 34 32 55 62	37 63 22 36 13 49 30 55	55 30 49 13 36 22 63 37
61 59 42 20 09 57 37 53	60 29 03 08 05 48 63 39	61 60 41 19 10 58 38 54	54 38 58 10 19 41 60 61
10 06 25 12 01 44 13 33	58 47 17 45 43 28 49 31	09 05 26 11 01 43 14 34	34 14 43 01 11 26 05 09