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24 Return (The Turning Point)
Returning
In a context of enlightenment, a new beginning, we utilise trust.

"FU : go back, turn back to the starting point; recur, reappear, come again; restore, recover, retrace; an earlier time or place. The ideogram: step and retrace a path."ERANOS p301

Trigrams : enlightenment (bottom), dual-mindedness (top) : with/from enlightenment comes dual-mindedness. [earth over thunder]

The mud from which 24 has emerged is best described by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 23 - cutting back to the 'true' faith.

As a marker of context, where context acts to PUSH instincts, 24 'demands' a preferred response represented by the qualities of hexagram 16 - enthusiasm/foresight

In the binary sequence hexagram 24 pairs with hexagram 27.

This pairing reflects an overall sense of 'emptyness' which is resolved by (a) hexagram 24 and a return to the 'true' belief (integrating, re-integrating) and (b) by hungering to be filled and so grasping whatever is at hand (differentiating). This pairing also reflects filtration issues (the EARTH phase in five-phase theory) - such that 24 returns to the 'true' path (and so 'with enlightenment comes devotion') and 27 reflects the hungering that can come with this return as it can also reflect the hungering that leads to the return.

In the binary sequence hexagram 24 opposes hexagram 44.

This pair reflects issues of being drawn back to a path (24) vs being seduced away from a path (44).

At the LOCAL level we are dealing with an octet of hexagrams with the THUNDER trigram as base. In this sequence hexagram 24, the focus upon returning to the 'true' path, opposes hexagram 25, disentangling. More so, the exaggerated sense of asserting one's opinion without fear of, consideration of, consequence is reflected in a more balanced format through a 'soft' return to a 'true' belief.

In the traditional sequence hexagram 24 pairs with hexagram 23.

With this pair, just as 23 prunes, and does so from within the belief, so 24 returns to the belief. Both reflect 'coming back to'.

RETURN TO FAITH:

23 : return to the faith - through refurbishing, pruning; 23 refurbish, prune, comes out of a context described by hexagram 24 - returning

24 : return to the faith - through come back to; 24 returning comes out of a context described by hexagram 23 - pruning

In the traditional sequence hexagram 24 opposes hexagram 41.

In this pairing there is focus on issues of purity where 24 comes back to it and 41 focuses on manufacturing it.

The generic properties of hexagram 24 reflect the mixing of the generic properties of hexagram 27 with the generic properties of hexagram 23.

A combination of a need to be 'filled', together with a focus on pruning, on removing the chaff, is reflected in the 'return' focus of hexagram 24.

In the variations on a theme sequence, hexagram 24 complements hexagram 02

The pairing of hexagram 02 and 24 reflects the subtle differences in expression focused on the base line of a trigram. Here the 'receptivity' of yangness, as expressed in hexagram 02, is 'hardened' at a general level to be reflected in the focus of hexagram 24 in returning to the 'one true faith'. In pure yinness there is no such need for any particular where the natural devotion skills reflected in 02 elicit immediate, unconditional intimacy.

Line Positions

00 :: (02) : What is this hexagrams's potential form? :: 24
01 :: (24) : How does this hexagram 'start', express 'beginning'? :: 2
02 :: (07) : How does this hexagram express uniformity, establishment of? :: 19
03 :: (19) : How does this hexagram express approaching the 'high'; defer to the 'low'? :: 7
04 :: (15) : How does this hexagram level things out, keep words close to facts? :: 36
05 :: (36) : How does this hexagram protect its 'light' when not its time? :: 15
06 :: (46) : How does this hexagram become more entangled with something/someone? :: 11
07 :: (11) : How does this hexagram balance/harmonise, mediate? :: 46
08 :: (16) : How does this hexagram express foresight/planning? :: 51
09 :: (51) : How does this hexagram express surprise, enlightenment, shock? :: 16
10 :: (40) : How does this hexagram express tension release through relaxing structure? :: 54
11 :: (54) : How does this hexagram expend early energy, imaturity? :: 40
12 :: (62) : How does this hexagram express overacting to establish unconditional loyalty? :: 55
13 :: (55) : How does this hexagram deal with abundance/overflowing? :: 62
14 :: (32) : How does this hexagram express commitment? :: 34
15 :: (34) : How does this hexagram actively invigorate others? :: 32
16 :: (08) : How does this hexagram passively attract? :: 3
17 :: (03) : How does this hexagram 'sprout'? :: 8
18 :: (29) : How does this hexagram assert containment/control? :: 60
19 :: (60) : How does this hexagram standardise? :: 29
20 :: (39) : How does this hexagram obstruct, go against, stand up to, the flow? :: 63
21 :: (63) : How does this hexagram complete, 'get it right'? :: 39
22 :: (48) : Where does this hexagram get its nutrition, what sustains it, keeps it going? :: 5
23 :: (05) : How does this hexagram wait for opportunity to come? :: 48
24 :: (45) : How does this hexagram celebrate its 'faith'? :: 17
25 :: (17) : How does this hexagram find a faith? What is its faith? :: 45
26 :: (47) : How does this hexagram integrate with the context, be it by choice or otherwise? :: 58
27 :: (58) : How does this hexagram express itself intensely, self-reflect? :: 47
28 :: (31) : How does this hexagram 'woo', express restrained enticement? :: 49
29 :: (49) : How does this hexagram reveal, unmask? :: 31
30 :: (28) : How does this hexagram express excess, go beyond what is required? :: 43
31 :: (43) : How does this hexagram 'seed', spread the word? :: 28
32 :: (23) : How does this hexagram 'housekeep', clear chaff to bring out the wheat? :: 27
33 :: (27) : What is the basic, skelatal form of this hexagram, The mud from which it has emerged? :: 23
34 :: (04) : How does this hexagram learn social skills? :: 41
35 :: (41) : How does this hexagram achieve clarity, concentration, distillation? :: 4
36 :: (52) : How does this hexagram express blocking, discernment? :: 22
37 :: (22) : What does this hexagram look like, how does it present itself to the outside? :: 52
38 :: (18) : How does this hexagram correct corruption, express that correction? :: 26
39 :: (26) : How does this hexagram express 'holding firm' to traditions? :: 18
40 :: (35) : How does this hexagram bring something into the 'light'? :: 21
41 :: (21) : How does this hexagram resolve problems? :: 35
42 :: (64) : How does this hexagram remain 'open', mis-sequence? :: 38
43 :: (38) : How does this hexagram 'mirror', deal with opposition? :: 64
44 :: (56) : How does this hexagram demonstrate conditional loyalty; loyalty at a distance? :: 30
45 :: (30) : How does this hexagram express guidance/direction setting? :: 56
46 :: (50) : How does this hexagram express conversion of the raw to the cooked, transformation? :: 14
47 :: (14) : How does this hexagram manage from the centre? Direct operations? Push ideology? :: 50
48 :: (20) : How does this hexagram elicit admiration and so invigorate others passively? :: 42
49 :: (42) : How does this hexagram reflect augmentation? :: 20
50 :: (59) : How does this hexagram make things clear, dispell illusions? lift the fog? :: 61
51 :: (61) : How does this hexagram express empathy? yielding, soft core, hard exterior? :: 59
52 :: (53) : How does this hexagram express gradual development, maturity? :: 37
53 :: (37) : How does this hexagram reflect rigid structure as a form of tension release? :: 53
54 :: (57) : How does this hexagram cultivate and become influencial? :: 9
55 :: (09) : How does this hexagram express making small gains to be noticed? :: 57
56 :: (12) : How does this hexagram neutralise attacks on its core beliefs? :: 25
57 :: (25) : How does this hexagram stand up to say its piece, ignoring consequences, disentangle? :: 12
58 :: (06) : How does this hexagram compromise, meet half way? :: 10
59 :: (10) : How does this hexagram traverse a path carefully? :: 6
60 :: (33) : How does this hexagram draw-in its enemies, competitively entice? :: 13
61 :: (13) : How does this hexagram express association with the likeminded? :: 33
62 :: (44) : How does this hexagram persuade/seduce? :: 1
63 :: (01) : How does this hexagram express singlemindedness, competitiveness? :: 44

The below pattern reflects the characteristics of hexagram 24, representing the return to, or beginning of, a path we come back to the light, and, despite distractions along the way, develop.

As an example, in hexagram 111111 this return is expressed through characteristics described by 44 (011111) - we instigate the new/return to something in 111111 through the use of persuation/seduction.

I have ordered these in binary sequence down the context column, from 000000 to 111111 (1/0 ordering left-to-right = bottom-to-top)

archetype => context => expression

100000 => 000000 => 100000 (24=>02=>24)
100000 => 000001 => 100001 (24=>23=>27)
100000 => 000010 => 100010 (24=>08=>03)
100000 => 000011 => 100011 (24=>20=>42)
100000 => 000100 => 100100 (24=>16=>51)
100000 => 000101 => 100101 (24=>35=>21)
100000 => 000110 => 100110 (24=>45=>17)
100000 => 000111 => 100111 (24=>12=>25)

100000 => 001000 => 101000 (24=>15=>36)
100000 => 001001 => 101001 (24=>52=>22)
100000 => 001010 => 101010 (24=>39=>63)
100000 => 001011 => 101011 (24=>53=>37)
100000 => 001100 => 101100 (24=>62=>55)
100000 => 001101 => 101101 (24=>56=>30)
100000 => 001110 => 101110 (24=>31=>49)
100000 => 001111 => 101111 (24=>33=>13)

100000 => 010000 => 110000 (24=>07=>19)
100000 => 010001 => 110001 (24=>04=>41)
100000 => 010010 => 110010 (24=>29=>60)
100000 => 010011 => 110011 (24=>59=>61)
100000 => 010100 => 110100 (24=>40=>54)
100000 => 010101 => 110101 (24=>64=>38)
100000 => 010110 => 110110 (24=>47=>58)
100000 => 010111 => 110111 (24=>06=>10)

100000 => 011000 => 111000 (24=>46=>11)
100000 => 011001 => 111001 (24=>18=>26)
100000 => 011010 => 111010 (24=>48=>05)
100000 => 011011 => 111011 (24=>57=>09)
100000 => 011100 => 111100 (24=>32=>34)
100000 => 011101 => 111101 (24=>50=>14)
100000 => 011110 => 111110 (24=>28=>43)
100000 => 011111 => 111111 (24=>44=>01)

100000 => 100000 => 000000 (24=>24=>02)
100000 => 100001 => 000001 (24=>27=>23)
100000 => 100010 => 000010 (24=>03=>08)
100000 => 100011 => 000011 (24=>42=>20)
100000 => 100100 => 000100 (24=>51=>16)
100000 => 100101 => 000101 (24=>21=>35)
100000 => 100110 => 000110 (24=>17=>45)
100000 => 100111 => 000111 (24=>25=>12)

100000 => 101000 => 001000 (24=>36=>15)
100000 => 101001 => 001001 (24=>22=>52)
100000 => 101010 => 001010 (24=>63=>39)
100000 => 101011 => 001011 (24=>37=>53)
100000 => 101100 => 001100 (24=>55=>62)
100000 => 101101 => 001101 (24=>30=>56)
100000 => 101110 => 001110 (24=>49=>31)
100000 => 101111 => 001111 (24=>13=>33)

100000 => 110000 => 010000 (24=>19=>07)
100000 => 110001 => 010001 (24=>41=>04)
100000 => 110010 => 010010 (24=>60=>29)
100000 => 110011 => 010011 (24=>61=>59)
100000 => 110100 => 010100 (24=>54=>40)
100000 => 110101 => 010101 (24=>38=>64)
100000 => 110110 => 010110 (24=>58=>47)
100000 => 110111 => 010111 (24=>10=>06)

100000 => 111000 => 011000 (24=>11=>46)
100000 => 111001 => 011001 (24=>26=>18)
100000 => 111010 => 011010 (24=>05=>48)
100000 => 111011 => 011011 (24=>09=>57)
100000 => 111100 => 011100 (24=>34=>32)
100000 => 111101 => 011101 (24=>14=>50)
100000 => 111110 => 011110 (24=>43=>28)
100000 => 111111 => 011111 (24=>01=>44)

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