28 Exceeding
In a context of cultivation we utilise intensity.
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28 Exceeding |
Trigrams : cultivation (bottom), intensity (top) : with/from cultivation comes intensity. [lake over wind]
The mud from which 28 has emerged is best described by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 01, singlemindedness, persevering.
Cooperative format : In hexagram 28 we learn that in the process of regeneration one must be weary of going to far, for in becoming too full we lead to the path of decay. Contextually, we have gone through a state of too much yang (1) that has then been excessively refined (50) to a degree where it is all too much. (see the line 6 comment below). This hexagram also reflects the positive aspect of excess in the form of going beyond what is required; going the extra distance for someone/something etc..
(The hexagram quartet 17,18,27,28 deals with the concepts of degeneration and regeneration. Structurally 17,18 are the balances to 27,28. Procedurally the cycle goes:
follow-> too much -> decay(corrupt) -> too little -> follow ... (17) (28) (18) (27) (17)
Oppositional format : lake against wind.
Template/Persona format : Expansive bonding in a context of contractive binding.
Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Wind reflects cultured Production. The trigram of Lake reflects cooperative Exchange. The concept of cultured production (and so re-production) expressed through cooperative exchange is expressed as excess, as going beyond what is required.
Goal of 28 - hexagram 49 (or 'how do I 49? - 28')
28 is the goal of 43 (or 'how do I 28? - 43' How do I exceed the norm? By being robust, intensely focused upon spreading 'the' word)
Genotype |
Description |
Phenotype |
(01) |
How does this hexagram express singlemindedness, competitiveness? |
27 |
(02) |
What is this hexagram's potential form? |
28 |
(03) |
How does this hexagram 'sprout'? |
34 |
(04) |
How does this hexagram learn social skills? |
33 |
(05) |
How does this hexagram wait for opportunity to come? |
51 |
(06) |
How does this hexagram compromise, meet half way? |
52 |
(07) |
How does this hexagram express uniformity, establishment of? |
31 |
(08) |
How does this hexagram passively attract? |
32 |
(09) |
How does this hexagram express making small gains to be noticed? |
21 |
(10) |
How does this hexagram traverse a path carefully? |
22 |
(11) |
How does this hexagram balance/harmonise, mediate? |
17 |
(12) |
How does this hexagram neutralise attacks on its core beliefs? |
18 |
(13) |
How does this hexagram express association with the likeminded? |
41 |
(14) |
How does this hexagram manage from the centre? Direct operations? Push ideology? |
42 |
(15) |
How does this hexagram level things out, keep words close to facts? |
47 |
(16) |
How does this hexagram express foresight/planning? |
48 |
(17) |
How does this hexagram find a faith? What is its faith? |
11 |
(18) |
How does this hexagram correct corruption, express that correction? |
12 |
(19) |
How does this hexagram express approaching the 'high'; defer to the 'low'? |
49 |
(20) |
How does this hexagram elicit admiration and so invigorate others passively? |
50 |
(21) |
How does this hexagram resolve problems? |
9 |
(22) |
What does this hexagram look like, how does it present itself to the outside? |
10 |
(23) |
How does this hexagram 'housekeep', clear chaff to bring out the wheat? |
44 |
(24) |
How does this hexagram 'start', express 'beginning'? |
43 |
(25) |
How does this hexagram stand up to say its piece, ignoring consequences, disentangle? |
26 |
(26) |
How does this hexagram express 'holding firm' to traditions? |
25 |
(27) |
What is the basic, skelatal form of this hexagram, The mud from which it has emerged? |
1 |
(28) |
How does this hexagram express excess, go beyond what is required? |
2 |
(29) |
How does this hexagram assert containment/control? |
62 |
(30) |
How does this hexagram express guidance/direction setting? |
61 |
(31) |
How does this hexagram 'woo', express restrained enticement? |
7 |
(32) |
How does this hexagram express commitment? |
8 |
(33) |
How does this hexagram draw-in its enemies, competitively entice? |
4 |
(34) |
How does this hexagram actively invigorate others? |
3 |
(35) |
How does this hexagram bring something into the 'light'? |
57 |
(36) |
How does this hexagram protect its 'light' when not its time? |
58 |
(37) |
How does this hexagram reflect rigid structure as a form of tension release? |
38 |
(38) |
How does this hexagram 'mirror', deal with opposition? |
37 |
(39) |
How does this hexagram obstruct, go against, stand up to, the flow? |
40 |
(40) |
How does this hexagram express tension release through relaxing structure? |
39 |
(41) |
How does this hexagram achieve clarity, concentration, distillation? |
13 |
(42) |
How does this hexagram reflect augmentation? |
14 |
(43) |
How does this hexagram 'seed', spread the word? |
24 |
(44) |
How does this hexagram persuade/seduce? |
23 |
(45) |
How does this hexagram celebrate its 'faith'? |
46 |
(46) |
How does this hexagram become more entangled with something/someone? |
45 |
(47) |
How does this hexagram integrate with the context, be it by choice or otherwise? |
15 |
(48) |
Where does this hexagram get its nutrition, what sustains it, keeps it going? |
16 |
(49) |
How does this hexagram reveal, unmask? |
19 |
(50) |
How does this hexagram express conversion of the raw to the cooked, transformation? |
20 |
(51) |
How does this hexagram express surprise, enlightenment, shock? |
5 |
(52) |
How does this hexagram express blocking, discernment? |
6 |
(53) |
How does this hexagram express gradual development, maturity? |
64 |
(54) |
How does this hexagram expend early energy, immaturity? |
63 |
(55) |
How does this hexagram deal with abundance/overflowing? |
60 |
(56) |
How does this hexagram demonstrate conditional loyalty; loyalty at a distance? |
59 |
(57) |
How does this hexagram cultivate and become influential? |
35 |
(58) |
How does this hexagram express itself intensely, self-reflect? |
36 |
(59) |
How does this hexagram make things clear, dispel illusions? lift the fog? |
56 |
(60) |
How does this hexagram standardise? |
55 |
(61) |
How does this hexagram express empathy? yielding, soft core, hard exterior? |
30 |
(62) |
How does this hexagram express overacting to establish unconditional loyalty? |
29 |
(63) |
How does this hexagram complete, 'get it right'? |
54 |
(64) |
How does this hexagram remain 'open', mis-sequence? |
53 |
At the LOCAL level we are dealing with an octet of hexagrams with the WIND trigram as base. In this sequence hexagram 18, the focus upon correcting corruptions, 'opposes' hexagram 28, excess, going beyond what is required. More so, the exaggerated sense of excess, of 'going beyond what is required', is reflected in a more balanced format through the focus on correcting corruptions.
EXCESS:
27 : excess - through too little, too empty, needs filling, hungering; 27 hungering comes from a context described
by hexagram 02 - devoting, trusting others, dualmindedness
28 : excess - through too much, to full, needs emptying; 28 exceeding comes from a context described by hexagram
01 - singlemindedness, trust in self