If 乾 震 离 艮 坤 巽 坎 兑, squared forms up the 64 hexagram, what role does 震 离 艮 坤 乾 兑 坎 巽 乾 兑 坎 离 艮 坤...repeats, play?
Maybe, given an array of 8 x8 hexagrams, the next hexagram is just a diagonal step, one left one down from the present hexagram. The sequence, 震 离 艮 坤 乾 兑 坎 巽 乾 兑 坎 离 艮 坤...repeats, is not involved at this level.