05 / 58 Waiting (Nourishment)
Waiting, Serving
(08->05->14->35)

"HSU : take care of, look out for, serve; turn your mind to what is necessary; wait, await, wait on; hesitate, doubt; obstinate, fixed. The ideogram: rain and stop, compelled to wait, or rain and origin, providing what is needed"ERANOS p133

Image :

"[With perseverence comes overcoming(control)].
Clouds above relate to heaven: FORCED WAITING.
One finds peace of mind in eating and drinking."

I*n a context of perseverence we utilise control.

Commentary

In hexagram 05 the goal is to eventually be the active leader(14). However, when danger exists (one's 'moment' has not yet come) one needs to keep one's balance by bidding one's time and let external events follow their course; serving and cultivating as we wait.

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:

Line 1

"Waiting on the periphery. Advantageous to continue in this way. No harm. OR Waiting on the periphery. Not offering any opposition at all but sticking to one's principles. Advantageous to continue in this way. No harm."

Line 2

"Waiting on the shoreline. Although slandered by others, one will eventually gain a foothold."

Line 3

"One has jumped the gun and attempted to advance too far. One has become stuck (bogged down). This helplessness attracts enemies - Did no wait long enough."

Line 4

"One has stuck around too long and has lost control of the situation - Waited too long."

Line 5

"One waits by enjoying the moment with drink. A testing time, but appropriate."

Line 6

"At the top waiting is over. A time of danger. But people come. Their purpose ill defined but if accepted in good spirit all will be well - No more time to wait."

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which this situation derives is described by hexagram 57 Influencing/Cultivating. It passes through hexagram 26 Holding Firm before reaching here.

Transformative methods

By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 09. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 09 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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