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57 The Gentle (The Penetrating), Wind
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Trigrams : cultivation (bottom), influence (top) : with/from cultivation comes influence. [wind over wind]
The mud from which 57 has emerged is best described by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 05, waiting (for one's right moment)
As a marker of context, where context acts to PUSH instincts, 57 'demands' a preferred response of the qualities of hexagram 57.
From the universal perspective we have a focus on contractive binding; it means
to share time with another - it represents such notions as a contract where, once complete. those concerned go
their own way without any issues, and hopefully having gained some benefits. The contractive focus means a focus
'within' etc.
A bond (mountain, lake) is the sharing of space with another and so seperation can be an issue, residue remains.
A bind is entanglement of some form from which you can disentangle and so there is a time element involved, be
it 'new' (thunder) or 'delayed' (wind).
Move into the IC proper and thunder covers immediate, in your face, change (you will change NOW, new idea/paradigm
appears 'suddenly', explicitly) whereas wind is delayed, it represents building up - as a mist can develop into
a fog or a light wind into a tornado or the raw being refined. Overall the surroundings change and force a change
within you etc to adapt.
Wind as such is more subtle in its influences, it can sneak up on you and so force adaptation - to get people to
change you can either point the gun at their head or else change the furnishings, the surroundings, and so they
are forced to adapt (wind) As such, wind in the LOWER position reflects a focus on cultivation; wind in the UPPER
position reflects a focus on becoming influencial.
57 as such reads "with cultivation comes influence"
If we focus on the genetic elements of the hexagram (see line meaning section below for the full set) some examples
are:
57s beginning (its 24-ness) is represented by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 09 - making small
gains (to eventually become noticed)
57s basic architecture, infrastructure (27-ness) is represented by analogy the under-stated qualities of hexagram
05 - we wait for our opportunity to 'bloom'; note the time emphasis and the sense of 'cultivation' where the waiting
includes networking with others (socialising) to build up connections for later.
57s 'completion', its 63-ness is represented by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 41 with its focus
on distillation, concentration - the cultivation has been successful (decrease in its figurative form, something
refined and 'pure' is producted) or a failure (decrease in its literal form)
The eight hexagrams that make up the wind octet in the
binary sequence all cover a basic context of cultivation issues:
46,18 48,57 32,50 28,44
Structurally 57 shares space with 48 and so the overall focus on some form of foundation setting - unconditional
in 48, conditional in 57.
If we make the pairings of potential/actual in this octet (derived through 'opposites' pairing within the octet)
so we have the pairs of:
potential - actualisation (exaggeration)
46 - 44
18 - 28
48 - 50
57 - 32
Here 57 pairs with 32 where the subtle influence of 57 has been exaggerated into a sense of commitment (32). (and
so for the others 44 represents the exaggeration of 46s focus on entanglement; 28 represents the exaggeration 18,
of correcting 'wrongs', going the extra distance etc; 50 represents the exaggertion of foundation setting (48),
we start to cook)
If we map-in Five Phase then wind is part of the realm of RE-PRODUCTION (aka WOOD) as compared to thunder that
is also WOOD but focuses on PRODUCTION (something 'new'). From a socioeconomic perspective, Wind covers cultivation
to produce and so over time and there is not much innovative creativity, more adaptive creativity. (as such it
also covers such hexagrams as 18 with its focus on issues of neglect, corruption etc) - the focus is on context
pushing rather than text pushing (as in thunder) and so, in general, adaptations to external change that pushes
one's buttons.
The 'variations on a theme' perspective that is also possible given a recursion-derived
set of categories Take the octet:
46,18 48,57 32,50 28,44
and form it into two threads - yin and yang to get
46, 18, 48, 57 (yin thread)
32, 50, 28, 44 (yang thread)
Here the pairing is of 57 with 44 where 44 represented the 'yang' expression of 57, as 57 represents the 'yin'
expression of 44.
44 reflects the 'seduction' element, the 'persuasive' element needed in cultivating/influencing etc whereas 57
is 'softer'.
For the others we have the same patterns of 32 being the variation of 46, 50 of 18, 28 of 48.
Some PAIR comments:
57 : influencial - through cultivation (gradual, diffuse, implicit); 57 cultivating/becoming-influencial
comes from a context described by hexagram 05 - calculated waiting
58 : influencial - through reflection (immediate, intense, explicit); 58 self-reflecting/intense expression comes
from a context described by hexagram 06 - compromising
00 :: (02) : What is this hexagrams's potential form? :: 57
01 :: (24) : How does this hexagram 'start', express 'beginning'? :: 9
02 :: (07) : How does this hexagram express uniformity, establishment of? :: 53
03 :: (19) : How does this hexagram express approaching the 'high'; defer to the 'low'? :: 37
04 :: (15) : How does this hexagram level things out, keep words close to facts? :: 59
05 :: (36) : How does this hexagram protect its 'light' when not its time? :: 61
06 :: (46) : How does this hexagram become more entangled with something/someone? :: 20
07 :: (11) : How does this hexagram balance/harmonise, mediate? :: 42
08 :: (16) : How does this hexagram express foresight/planning? :: 44
09 :: (51) : How does this hexagram express surprise, enlightenment, shock? :: 1
10 :: (40) : How does this hexagram express tension release through relaxing structure? :: 33
11 :: (54) : How does this hexagram expend early energy, imaturity? :: 13
12 :: (62) : How does this hexagram express overacting to establish unconditional loyalty? :: 6
13 :: (55) : How does this hexagram deal with abundance/overflowing? :: 10
14 :: (32) : How does this hexagram express commitment? :: 12
15 :: (34) : How does this hexagram actively invigorate others? :: 25
16 :: (08) : How does this hexagram passively attract? :: 18
17 :: (03) : How does this hexagram 'sprout'? :: 26
18 :: (29) : How does this hexagram assert containment/control? :: 52
19 :: (60) : How does this hexagram standardise? :: 22
20 :: (39) : How does this hexagram obstruct, go against, stand up to, the flow? :: 4
21 :: (63) : How does this hexagram complete, 'get it right'? :: 41
22 :: (48) : Where does this hexagram get its nutrition, what sustains it, keeps it going? :: 23
23 :: (05) : How does this hexagram wait for opportunity to come? :: 27
24 :: (45) : How does this hexagram celebrate its 'faith'? :: 50
25 :: (17) : How does this hexagram find a faith? What is its faith? :: 14
26 :: (47) : How does this hexagram integrate with the context, be it by choice or otherwise? :: 56
27 :: (58) : How does this hexagram express itself intensely, self-reflect? :: 30
28 :: (31) : How does this hexagram 'woo', express restrained enticement? :: 64
29 :: (49) : How does this hexagram reveal, unmask? :: 38
30 :: (28) : How does this hexagram express excess, go beyond what is required? :: 35
31 :: (43) : How does this hexagram 'seed', spread the word? :: 21
32 :: (23) : How does this hexagram 'housekeep', clear chaff to bring out the wheat? :: 48
33 :: (27) : What is the basic, skelatal form of this hexagram, The mud from which it has emerged? :: 5
34 :: (04) : How does this hexagram learn social skills? :: 39
35 :: (41) : How does this hexagram achieve clarity, concentration, distillation? :: 63
36 :: (52) : How does this hexagram express blocking, discernment? :: 29
37 :: (22) : What does this hexagram look like, how does it present itself to the outside? :: 60
38 :: (18) : How does this hexagram correct corruption, express that correction? :: 8
39 :: (26) : How does this hexagram express 'holding firm' to traditions? :: 3
40 :: (35) : How does this hexagram bring something into the 'light'? :: 28
41 :: (21) : How does this hexagram resolve problems? :: 43
42 :: (64) : How does this hexagram remain 'open', mis-sequence? :: 31
43 :: (38) : How does this hexagram 'mirror', deal with opposition? :: 49
44 :: (56) : How does this hexagram demonstrate conditional loyalty; loyalty at a distance? :: 47
45 :: (30) : How does this hexagram express guidance/direction setting? :: 58
46 :: (50) : How does this hexagram express conversion of the raw to the cooked, transformation? :: 45
47 :: (14) : How does this hexagram manage from the centre? Direct operations? Push ideology? :: 17
48 :: (20) : How does this hexagram elicit admiration and so invigorate others passively? :: 46
49 :: (42) : How does this hexagram reflect augmentation? :: 11
50 :: (59) : How does this hexagram make things clear, dispell illusions? lift the fog? :: 15
51 :: (61) : How does this hexagram express empathy? yielding, soft core, hard exterior? :: 36
52 :: (53) : How does this hexagram express gradual development, maturity? :: 7
53 :: (37) : How does this hexagram reflect rigid structure as a form of tension release? :: 19
54 :: (57) : How does this hexagram cultivate and become influencial? :: 2
55 :: (09) : How does this hexagram express making small gains to be noticed? :: 24
56 :: (12) : How does this hexagram neutralise attacks on its core beliefs? :: 32
57 :: (25) : How does this hexagram stand up to say its piece, ignoring consequences, disentangle? :: 34
58 :: (06) : How does this hexagram compromise, meet half way? :: 62
59 :: (10) : How does this hexagram traverse a path carefully? :: 55
60 :: (33) : How does this hexagram draw-in its enemies, competitively entice? :: 40
61 :: (13) : How does this hexagram express association with the likeminded? :: 54
62 :: (44) : How does this hexagram persuade/seduce? :: 16
63 :: (01) : How does this hexagram express singlemindedness, competitiveness? :: 51
