48. The Well and 50. The Bucket

[rosada]

Just curious to know if there is any commentary around the sequence of 46.Pushing Upward until that approach is 47. Exhausted so then going downward as in 48. The Well symbolizing digging deep with in, leading to 49. Revolution an in revolving round and round seeing things from all directions or maybe pulling the bucket up from the well gives one a whole new perspective - that is, now one can look into the bucket - 50. The Caldron - and see oneself reflected on the water’s mirror like surface - 51. Shock!

 

[my_key]

Hi Rosada
The sequence as you have outlined it could very well be close to the mark, if not a bullseye.

I sometimes feel that Wilhelm's naming of hexagrams, while perfectly valid, does no always or easily reveal the secrets that the hexagram holds. Alfred Huang's naming can be a bit more revealing or accessible.

46 - Growing Upward
47 - Exhausting - Too much growing leads to exhausting
48 - Replenishing - When exhausted the stocks have to be built up again
49 - Abolishing the Old - Room has to be made for more new stock
50 - Establishing the New -Make sure all the old stock has been replaced,
51 - Taking Action - Now it is time to start using the new stock

Too much 46 does lead to depletion of old resources (47); Starting at the bottom, old resources have become silted over; there is only one way out of the mire (48), upwards, and there isn't room for any old baggage (49); Fill your boots with all the new you can (50) - for boots read bucket; Now the new you is unrecognisable in the mirror (51) - in a shockingly good way.