17/38 Following

17 Following
Believing
In a context of enlightenment we utilise intensity.

"SUI : come or go after; pursue, impelled to move; come after in inevitable sequence; move in the same direction, comply with what is ahead; follow a way or religion; according to, next, subsequent. The ideogram: go and fall, unavoidable movement" ERANOS p242

Image :

"[With enlightenment comes intensity]. Thunder in the centre of a marsh : Following. One turns inside for rest and peace of mind."

Class: Integrating

Commentary :

Cooperative format : In hexagram 17 we find that the spirit of the young can help regenerate the spirit of the old. Degeneration does not have to be absolutely final; it can be suspended or replaced by a new belief.

Oppositional format : lake against thunder.

Template/Persona format : Expansive bonding in a context of expansive binding.

Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Thunder reflects raw Production. The trigram of Lake reflects cooperative Exchange. a 'new' production through cooperative exchange is expressed as establishing a belief, to follow.

Hexagram 17 is the general form of hexagram 52

Goal of 17 - hexagram 45 (or 'how do I 45? - 17' How do I form a congregation to celebrate a belief? By having a belief in the first place)

17 is the goal of 47 (or 'how do I 17? - 47' - How do I establish a belief? By allowing oneself to be enclosed and so to drive one's roots deep into a context - the belief)

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 25. The raw nature of the base line position is described by analogy with hexagram 12 Neutralizing/firming. It passes through hexagram 21 Biting Through/Problem Solving before finding fullest expression in hexagram 17.

Pair 17/18

Root Vertical Binary

Quality Matrix

Root Horizontal Binary

Balance Matrix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Above.

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:

Line 1: "If a belief seems to be fading it implies that something about it is no longer appropriate to the times. An imbalance has occurred. This is rectified by going out amongst the people to discover where the change has occurred and thus restoring its life."
Line 2: "A belief is not necessarily eternal. Times change influencing one's experiences. For the individual to develop, a belief may need to be replaced by another, richer one. To hold on to the past gets one nowhere."
Line 3: "A belief acts as a form of guide. To give an old one up is not easy and one occasionally slips back if feeling insecure. Persevere with the new. The old is a warm memory and that's all."
Line 4: "An influencial person, due to his position, can attract followers whose prime intention is self-interest. If surrounded by these people and their flattery, the individual will loose sight of his path (due to feeling secure) and eventually suffer. A false sense of security. See through this to survive."
Line 5: "When in accord with one's belief, one moves towards the ideal and away from the past."
Line 6: "Having established a following, one attempts to retire but will be called back."

Transformative methods

By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 25. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 25 as context.

Introducing a context of belief will lead to the moment of expressing that belief, of disentangling oneself from a current belief to the 'new'. Reciprocally, a context of disentanglement will lead to the emergence of a 'new' belief.

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.

Context as Push

To 'go with the flow', any hexagram that is changing into hexagram 54 reflects an influence of 17 on that hexagram in that the 'flow' is in hexagram 17 and as such this reflects the need to adapt to that flow and so take-on the properties and methods of 17.

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Root Vertical Binary	Quality Matrix	Root Horizontal Binary	Balance Matrix
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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