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03 Difficulty at the Beginning; Sprouting
In a context of enlightenment, a new beginning, we utilise control.

"CHUN : begin or cause to grow; assemble, accumulate, bring under control; hoard possessions; establish a military camp; difficult, arduous. The ideogram: sprout piercing hard soil"ERANOS p114

Trigrams : enlightenment (bottom), control (top) : with/from enlightenment comes control. [water over thunder]

The mud from which 03 has emerged is best described by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 20, admiring (passive motivation - setting an example, being an example)

As a marker of context, where context acts to PUSH instincts, 03 'demands' a preferred response of the qualities of hexagram 40 - relaxed structuring, tension release.

In the binary sequence hexagram 03 pairs with hexagram 42.

The overall focus in this pairing is on attaining a 'new' level. As hexagram 03 focuses on pulling things together to 'sprout', so hexagram 42 focuses more on a point of differentiation, the act of augmentation that also reflects a 'new' level.

In the binary sequence hexagram 03 opposes hexagram 50.

This pairing reflects the concept of a 'raw' development (03) as compared to a 'refined' development (50). Thus in 03 the breaking through of a surface and so the sprouting of 'something' is complemented in 50 by a focus on transformation, on a need for a finished product to be 'cooked' prior to exposure to the environment.

At the LOCAL level we are dealing with an octet of hexagrams with the THUNDER trigram as base. In this sequence hexagram 03, the focus on sprouting, difficult beginnings, 'opposes' hexagram 21, the focus on problem-solving. More so, the exaggerated sense of chewing over a problem is reflected in a more balanced format in the process of sprouting, 'natural' getting over of difficulties.

In the traditional sequence hexagram 03 pairs with hexagram 04.

This pairing of 03 with 04 reflects issues in initial development, the individual focus on 'breaking through' reflected in 03, compared to the need for mixing-in with society through learning social requirements, being educated as an act of socialisation rather than for explicit understanding of what has been taught. The bias in the traditional sequence is to the distinctions of purity (reflected in 03) as compared to mixing (reflected in hexagram 04).

BEGINNINGS:

03 : beginnings - through sprouting (pierce the earth) 03 sprouting comes out of a context described by hexagram 20 - admiring(encouragement)

04 : beginnings - through socialising (masking) (beneath the surface) 04 masking comes out of a context described by hexagram 19 - approach (defer)

In the traditional sequence hexagram 03 opposes hexagram 62.

Just as hexagram 03 reflects the 'birth' of something, so hexagram 62 focuses on re-birth through the exaggeration of traditions to aid in maintaining social structure, to give a collective a 'kick' to keep it going.

The generic properties of hexagram 03 reflect the mixing of the generic properties of hexagram 42 with the generic properties of hexagram 20.

Hexagram 42 reflects the process of augmentation, of going 'up' a level. Combined with the generic properties of hexagram 20, with its focus on being an example, and so a source of motivation, a source of admiration, we see emerge the generic properties of hexagram 03.

In the variations on a theme sequence, hexagram 03 complements hexagram 08.

The theme here is overall on a beginning that reflects (a) in the individual and (b) on the group. As 03 reflects the personal struggles of making the initial breakthrough, the first moments of birth, so 08 reflects the initial attraction to a group context, a need to 'belong' to something/someone.

Line Positions

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

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