15 / 08 Modesty
Levelling, Even-Out
(19->15->33->10)

"CH'IEN : think and speak of yourself in a modest way; respectful, unassuming, retiring, unobtrusive; yielding, compliant, reverent, lowly. The ideogram: words and unite, keeping words close to the underlaying facts."ERANOS p223

Image :

"[With self-restraint comes trust] : Modesty.
In the centre of the earth, a mountain : Modesty.
One reduces the many to augment the few,
and assesses things for an even distribution."

In as context of self-restraint we utilise trust.

Commentary

In hexagram 15 we are at a moment where the use of 'acceptable' appearance is required despite our inner desires. This is a time for avoiding excess by keeping things 'grounded'; words to facts. This functions within the context of worth and beauty. (words + facts = value. words or facts alone are 'valueless'; they only serve as 'meaningless' ideals). By maintaining this relationship (a 'level' head) it acts as a gateway into the future.

(All four hexagrams (10,15,19,33) cover the concept of deference and advancement which correlates with the overall concept of development found in their base trigrams)

Hexagram 15 is the specific form of hexagram 25

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:

Line 1

"If one enters the flow of something in a modest manner success can come just as easily."

Line 2

"Following the middle path in a modest manner and without pretense influences many."

Line 3

"Distinguishing oneself and yet remaining modest attracts the respect and support of others rather than their envy. This enables one to complete many things."

Line 4

"A point of transition where things start to become profitable. To be seen as modest is advantageous."

Line 5

"When danger threatens, in any form, one must ensure that one's surroundings, including the people, are secure. This is done in a quiet way, becoming excessive serves no purpose but to show weakness."

Line 6

"The ultimate in modest behaviour is the willingness to forcefully discipline oneself and one's own."

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which the situation is derived is described by hexagram 22 Fascading (Grace). It passes through hexagram 53 Maturing 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 52. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 52 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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