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48 The Well
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In hexagram 48, the establishment of a source of nourishment enables the passage from chaos to social order. This 'Well' is passive; its presence encourages people to congregate around it and develop, and thus its influence generates a sense of security and thus overcoming chaos.
48-ness covers the source of nourishment for a hexagram and as such a setting of a foundation.
As 27-ness covers the infrastructure, the skeletal form where we just lack content (and
so the warning in 27 about a need for quality control on what we take-in), so 48-ness covers the quality of that
skeleton determined by nourishment.
Diet will always influence the direction of development, e.g. the presence in the immediate context of fish leads
to the development of a fishing industry and associated support structure.
With the 'Well' the focus is on its establishment and the formation of social nature around it. As such, below
is the expression of the foundation-setting nature of 48 identified through the XOR-ing of 48 with each hexagram
to give us an analogy describing that expression.
Although the material comes from analysis of the binary sequence, I have ordered these in the traditional sequence
since that is what most are more familiar with:
The 48-ness of:
01 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 21, thus 01 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 21, with its focus on problem solving
02 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 48, thus 02 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 48, with its focus on foundation setting
03 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 11, thus 03 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 11, with its focus on mediating/harmonising
04 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 53, thus 04 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 53, with its focus on maturing
05 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 24, thus 05 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 24, with its focus on returning
06 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 56, thus 06 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 56, with its focus on conditional loyalty
07 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 39, thus 07 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 39, with its focus on obstructing
08 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 46, thus 08 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 46, with its focus on increased entanglement
09 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 27, thus 09 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 27, with its focus on skeletal development
10 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 30, thus 10 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 30, with its focus on guidance & direction-setting
11 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 03, thus 11 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 03, with its focus on dealing with difficulties
12 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 50, thus 12 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 12, with its focus on neutralising (cook faith)
13 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 38, thus 13 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 38, with its focus on mirroring
14 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 25, thus 14 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 25, with its focus on disentangling, assert self
15 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 29, thus 15 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 29, with its focus on containment and control
16 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 28, thus 16 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 28, with its focus on going beyond the norm
17 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 34, thus 17 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 34, with its focus on being invigorated
18 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 20, thus 18 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 20 with its focus on being an example
19 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 63, thus 19 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 63, with its focus on seeking closure
20 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 18, thus 20 draws its nourishment form the 'well'
of 18, with its focus on correcting
21 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 01, thus 21 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 01, with its focus on singlemindedness
22 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 61, thus 22 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 61, with its focus on 'inner' softness/yielding
23 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 57, thus 23 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 57, with its focus on issues of cultivating
24 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 05, thus 24 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 05, with its focus on the 'right moment' to 'return'
25 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 14, thus 25 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 14, with its focus on directing from the centre
26 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 42, thus 26 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 42, with its focus on issues of augmenting
27 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 09, thus 27 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 09, with its focus on small accumulating
28 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 16, thus 28 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 16, with its focus on ethusiasm & foresight
29 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 15, thus 29 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 15, with its focus on levelling, evening-out
30 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 10, thus 30 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 10, with its focus on a 'correct' path
31 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 40, thus 31 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 40, with its focus on relaxing structure
32 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 45, thus 32 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 45, with its focus on congregating
33 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 64, thus 33 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 64, with its focus on remaining open
34 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 17, thus 34 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 17, with its focus on following, finding a faith
35 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 44, thus 35 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 44, with its focus on persuading/seducing
36 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 60, thus 36 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 60, with its focus on standards, limitations
37 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 41, thus 37 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 41, with its focus on distillation, concentration
38 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 13, thus 38 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 13, with its focus on issues of likemindedness
39 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 07, thus 39 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 07, with its focus on uniformity (army)
40 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 31, thus 40 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 31, with its focus on enticement (relax structure)
41 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 37, thus 41 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 37, with its focus on rigid structure, 'family'
42 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 26, thus 42 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 26, with its focus on issues of holding firm
43 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 05, thus 43 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 05, with its focus on opportunism, the moment
44 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 35, thus 44 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 35, with its focus on bringing something into light
45 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 32, thus 45 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 32, with its focus on commitment
46 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 08, thus 46 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 08, with its focus on unifying, attracting
47 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 62, thus 47 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 62, with its focus on tradition maintenance
48 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 02, thus 48 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 02, with its focus on devotion to others
49 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 54, thus 49 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 54, with its focus on immaturity, energy release
50 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 12, thus 50 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 12, with its focus on neutralising
51 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 43, thus 51 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 43, with its focus on 'spreading the word'
52 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 59, thus 52 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 59, with its focus on dispelling illusions
53 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 04, thus 53 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 04, with its focus on masking, socialisation
54 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 49, thus 54 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 49, with its focus on revelation/revolution
55 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 58, thus 55 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 58, with its focus on intensity of expression
56 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 06, thus 56 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 06, with its focus on issues of compromise
57 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 23, thus 57 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 23, with its focus on pruning
58 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 55, thus 58 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 55, with its focus on abundance
59 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 52, thus 59 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 52, with its focus on discernment
60 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 36, thus 60 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 36, darkening of the light (cover up, limit)
61 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 22, thus 61 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 22, facading, gloss over, beautify outside
62 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 47, thus 62 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 47, forced enclosure ('traditions')
63 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 19, thus 63 draws its nourishment from the 'well'
of 19, approaching (defering - seek closure)
64 is described by analogy to the dampened characteristics of 33, thus 64 draws its nourishments from the 'well'
of 33, with its focus on entice, leave an opening
