52 Self-Restraining, Discerning, Blocking
In a context of self-restraint we utilise discernment.
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52 Self-Restraining, Discerning, Blocking |
Trigrams : self-restraint (bottom), discernment (top) : with/from self-restraint comes discernment. [mountain over mountain]
The mud from which 52 has emerged is best described by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 36, darken the light, uncompromising.
In hexagram 52 satisfaction is attained through internal meditation. But be warned not to become spiritually indulgent - one must be selective. The submission here is to one's self; an act of self-restraint and retaining the inner; to be discerning. Traditionally there is a material/spiritual gateway here - Numbing the senses leaves only the mind open.
Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Mountain reflect Filtration-through-discernment. The focus of discernment is its roots on self-restraint, on blocking, on stopping. From this process of stopping so we 'group' things by qualities and become discerning in filtering.
Goal of 52 - hexagram 41 (or 'how do I 41? - 52')
52 is the goal of 22 (or 'how do I 52? - 22' How do I be discerning? express quality? By facading, adding more to something to make it reflect 'quality' (beauty etc) - also How do I block things? By glossing over things)
Genotype |
Description |
Phenotype |
(01) |
How does this hexagram express singlemindedness, competitiveness? |
58 |
(02) |
What is this hexagram's potential form? |
52 |
(03) |
How does this hexagram 'sprout'? |
37 |
(04) |
How does this hexagram learn social skills? |
46 |
(05) |
How does this hexagram wait for opportunity to come? |
61 |
(06) |
How does this hexagram compromise, meet half way? |
28 |
(07) |
How does this hexagram express uniformity, establishment of? |
18 |
(08) |
How does this hexagram passively attract? |
53 |
(09) |
How does this hexagram express making small gains to be noticed? |
60 |
(10) |
How does this hexagram traverse a path carefully? |
43 |
(11) |
How does this hexagram balance/harmonise, mediate? |
41 |
(12) |
How does this hexagram neutralise attacks on its core beliefs? |
31 |
(13) |
How does this hexagram express association with the likeminded? |
17 |
(14) |
How does this hexagram manage from the centre? Direct operations? Push ideology? |
54 |
(15) |
How does this hexagram level things out, keep words close to facts? |
23 |
(16) |
How does this hexagram express foresight/planning? |
56 |
(17) |
How does this hexagram find a faith? What is its faith? |
13 |
(18) |
How does this hexagram correct corruption, express that correction? |
7 |
(19) |
How does this hexagram express approaching the 'high'; defer to the 'low'? |
26 |
(20) |
How does this hexagram elicit admiration and so invigorate others passively? |
39 |
(21) |
How does this hexagram resolve problems? |
55 |
(22) |
What does this hexagram look like, how does it present itself to the outside? |
24 |
(23) |
How does this hexagram 'housekeep', clear chaff to bring out the wheat? |
15 |
(24) |
How does this hexagram 'start', express 'beginning'? |
22 |
(25) |
How does this hexagram stand up to say its piece, ignoring consequences, disentangle? |
49 |
(26) |
How does this hexagram express 'holding firm' to traditions? |
19 |
(27) |
What is the basic, skeletal form of this hexagram, The mud from which it has emerged? |
36 |
(28) |
How does this hexagram express excess, go beyond what is required? |
6 |
(29) |
How does this hexagram assert containment/control? |
57 |
(30) |
How does this hexagram express guidance/direction setting? |
51 |
(31) |
How does this hexagram 'woo', express restrained enticement? |
12 |
(32) |
How does this hexagram express commitment? |
64 |
(33) |
How does this hexagram draw-in its enemies, competitively entice? |
45 |
(34) |
How does this hexagram actively invigorate others? |
38 |
(35) |
How does this hexagram bring something into the 'light'? |
62 |
(36) |
How does this hexagram protect its 'light' when not its time? |
27 |
(37) |
How does this hexagram reflect rigid structure as a form of tension release? |
3 |
(38) |
How does this hexagram 'mirror', deal with opposition? |
34 |
(39) |
How does this hexagram obstruct, go against, stand up to, the flow? |
20 |
(40) |
How does this hexagram express tension release through relaxing structure? |
50 |
(41) |
How does this hexagram achieve clarity, concentration, distillation? |
11 |
(42) |
How does this hexagram reflect augmentation? |
63 |
(43) |
How does this hexagram 'seed', spread the word? |
10 |
(44) |
How does this hexagram persuade/seduce? |
47 |
(45) |
How does this hexagram celebrate its 'faith'? |
33 |
(46) |
How does this hexagram become more entangled with something/someone? |
4 |
(47) |
How does this hexagram integrate with the context, be it by choice or otherwise? |
44 |
(48) |
Where does this hexagram get its nutrition, what sustains it, keeps it going? |
59 |
(49) |
How does this hexagram reveal, unmask? |
25 |
(50) |
How does this hexagram express conversion of the raw to the cooked, transformation? |
40 |
(51) |
How does this hexagram express surprise, enlightenment, shock? |
30 |
(52) |
How does this hexagram express blocking, discernment? |
2 |
(53) |
How does this hexagram express gradual development, maturity? |
8 |
(54) |
How does this hexagram expend early energy, immaturity? |
14 |
(55) |
How does this hexagram deal with abundance/overflowing? |
21 |
(56) |
How does this hexagram demonstrate conditional loyalty; loyalty at a distance? |
16 |
(57) |
How does this hexagram cultivate and become influential? |
29 |
(58) |
How does this hexagram express itself intensely, self-reflect? |
1 |
(59) |
How does this hexagram make things clear, dispel illusions? lift the fog? |
48 |
(60) |
How does this hexagram standardise? |
9 |
(61) |
How does this hexagram express empathy? yielding, soft core, hard exterior? |
5 |
(62) |
How does this hexagram express overacting to establish unconditional loyalty? |
35 |
(63) |
How does this hexagram complete, 'get it right'? |
42 |
(64) |
How does this hexagram remain 'open', mis-sequence? |
32 |