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18 Working on what has been spoilt (Decay)
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"[With cultivation comes discernment]: [ Correction.] One stirs up the common people to support 'the Way' (tao). [fight the corruption]."
Class: Differentiating
In hexagram 18, as hexagram 17 symbolizes a natural degeneration, so hexagram 18 symbolizes degeneration caused by spiritual neglect and the corrections required to fix the problem; the price of too much cultivation.
(All four hexagrams,(17,18,27,28) deal with concepts of degeneration and methods of regeneration. These are consequences of the transition of time and are associated with their corresponding base trigrams of transition).
Hexagram 18 is the general form of hexagram 58
Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Wind reflects Production (by cultivation). The trigram of Mountain reflects Filtration (through discernment). Production through Filtration is expressed in correcting corruptions.
Goal of 18 - hexagram 22 (or 'how do I 22? - 18')
18 is the goal of 26 (or 'how do I 18? - 26' How do I correct corruption? By holding firm to 'proper' traditions etc)
The raw context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 46. The base nature of the base line position is described through analogy with hexagram 11 balancing/pervading. It passes through hexagram 48 Founding before reaching here.
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Root Vertical Binary |
Quality Matrix |
Root Horizontal Binary |
Balance Matrix |
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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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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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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 |
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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 |
Above.
By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 46. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 46 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 53 reflects an influence of 18 on that hexagram in that the 'flow' is in hexagram 18 and as such this reflects the need to adapt to that flow and so take-on the properties and methods of 18.
