Emotional I Ching : Hexagram 44

44 Persuading, Seducing
In a context of cultivation we utilise singlemindedness.

Trigrams : cultivating (bottom), singlemindedness (top) : with/from cultivation comes singlemindedness. [heaven over wind]

The mud from which 44 has emerged is best described by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 43, spread-the-word.

Commentary :

In hexagram 44 we are crossing the border. It symbolises the way from the light to the passive and seductive dark. A point of potential and non-innocence far from the actual and innocent. It is the path from the firm to the yielding, emphasized in the image by the using of the concept of fate as a tool to control the people (i.e. "It is supposed to be this way, it is fated."). The line comments emphasize the concept of holding on to things possibly past their, or your, time; their apparent 'value' keeping the tie. Contextually, we are combining seeding with commitment.

Goal of 44 - hexagram 13 (or 'how do I 13? - 44')

Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Wind reflects Filtration (through discernment). The trigram of Heaven reflects Exchange (through competition). The focus is on persuasion and seduction as examples of discernment through competitive exchange.

44 is the goal of 01 (or 'how do I 44? - 01')

The I Ching tells us about hexagram 44

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

A focus on PAIRINGS covering hexagram 44 paired with other hexagrams:

In the binary sequence hexagram 44 pairs with hexagram 28.

This pairing reflects 'going beyond' the norm, be it in aiding someone/something (the excess of 28, to go the extra distance) or in the act of persuasion/seduction of another (44).

In the binary sequence hexagram 44 opposes hexagram 24.

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 WIND trigram as base. In this sequence hexagram 44, the focus upon persuading and seducing, 'opposes' hexagram 46, becoming willingly more entangled. More so, the exaggerated sense of persuasion/seduction (44) is reflected in a more balanced format through a focus in increased entanglement (46).

In the traditional sequence hexagram 44 pairs with hexagram 43.

The overall focus in this pairing is on being 'persuasive', be it through the 'spreading of the word' of 43 or the more seductive methods of 44.

DRAW ATTENTION:

43 : draw attention - through spread the word; 43 spread the word comes from a context described by hexagram 44 - persuade, seduce, put the word

44 : draw attention - through put the word; 44 put the word, persuade, comes from a context described by hexagram 43 - spread the word

In the traditional sequence hexagram 44 opposes hexagram 21.

The generic properties of hexagram 44 reflect the mixing of the generic properties of hexagram 28 with the generic properties of hexagram 43.

A combination of excess, of going beyond what is required, (28), with a focus on 'seeding', on 'spreading the word' (43) is reflected in the focus on persuasion/seduction in hexagram 44.

In the variations on a theme sequence, hexagram 44 complements hexagram 01.

The pairing of hexagram 01 and 44 reflects the subtle differences in expression focused on the base line of a trigram. Here the 'rigidity' of yangness, as expressed in hexagram 01, is 'softened' at a general level to be reflected in the focus of hexagram 44 on seduction and so the need for persuasion to achieve one's goal. In pure yangness there is no such need where the natural leadership skills reflected in 01 elicit immediate respect.