22 / 41 Grace
Adorning, Facading
(04->22->49->47)

"PI : embellish, ornament, deck out, beautify; variegated (flowers); elegant, brilliant; also: energetic, passionate, eager, intrepid; capable of great effort; brave. The ideogram : cowrie shells (money) and flowers, linking ornaments and value."ERANOS p284

Image :

"[with guidance comes retainment].
Below mountain there is fire : [Facade].
One uses [the guidance/awareness] of the many regulations
rather than dare to stop legal proceedings."

In a context of guidance we utilise discernment.

Commentary

In hexagram 22 we find that facades can be important for social survival, but one must be weary of mistaking them for reality; There is at times a tendency to suck-out the inner light to prop up the outer. The context gives us the linking of words with facts (15) in the correct order (63) and thus establishing an attractive 'look' or attitude; linking things together generates 'value'.

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:

Line 1

"Only enhancing one's foundations and progressing just on those is more beneficial than using a full facade."

Line 2

"To achieve any progress it is beneficial to adopt a facade such that one appears in one's superior's image. But do not confuse the image with reality."

Line 3

"Adopting a facade (look) also requires one to immerse one's self (mind) in the moment. This may be successful but it must be continuously maintained."

Line 4

"In the autumn of one's life comes spiritual strength, and the understanding that intimate relationships can be built without the need of facades."

Line 5

"When invited to the palace be wary that the richness of the surroundings can amplify the condition of one's dress. Poor clothes. Forgiven.(Refined)"

Line 6

"In one's later (spiritual) years, facades have gone. Simple white is all."

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 15 modesty/levelling. It goes through hexagram 63 Sequencing/Completing 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 36. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 36 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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