01 Single-Mindedness, Self-contained, totalising, asserting In a context of perseverance we utilise singlemindedness.

Trigrams : perseverance (bottom), singlemindedness (top) : with/from perseverance comes singlemindedness. [heaven over heaven]

The mud from which 01 has emerged is best described by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 28, excess, too much yang.

Commentary :

Hexagram 01 is both excessive but also inspirational in that filled with energy, the need for balance is achieved through continuous interaction with the outside, where each sensation is an energy release. This is an extreme state, but with controlled release of the pent-up forces it can be highly creative.

The outpouring of yang floods the surroundings such that there is only 'yang', with no differentiation of text/context etc. If unchanneled this expansive power will takeover and so drown-out difference, making everything 'same' but not a dull 'same', more a very refined, polished 'same' (and at times delusional). There is a sense of the eternal here reflected in the 'dark' elements of pure yang as we find in quantitative precision-oriented groups where there is a 'drive' to maintain eternal 'sameness' to a degree where 'difference' is immediately pounced upon.

At the level of the persona, individuals who have pure yang as their totem favour personal perfection; they are leaders more so than managers and so work at a local level, favouring the refinement of themselves and their weapon system into one 'total' force. They sharpen their skills with interactions with other like-skilled individuals, e.g. as Samurai with their sword. They play hard to hone their skills and in making things 'one' so they achieve balance.

Goal of 01 - hexagram 44 (or 'how do I 44? - 01') - how do I seduce/persuade, through singlemindedness.

Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Heaven reflects Exchange through competition, opposition.

01 is the goal of 02 (or 'how do I 01? - 02' How do I be singleminded? By being devoted but to oneself)

The I Ching tells us about hexagram 01:

Some PAIRINGS of hexagram 01 with other hexagrams:

• In the binary sequence of the I Ching hexagram 01 pairs with hexagram 43.

The pairing of 01 and 43 reflect the subtle differences in expression of 'yangness' where the differentiating focus of 01, where we make the point of the totality of yangness, is complemented by the integrating focus of 43 where the emphasis is on 'spreading the word', sowing the seed, and doing that in a 'pushy' manner. Thus we have the integrating and differentiating examples of pure yang.

• In the binary sequence hexagram 01 opposes hexagram 02.

This paring of 01 and 02 reflect the total opposition of yangness, of pure differentiation, to the total yinness reflected in pure integration. The originating binary sequence of the I Ching, based on recursion of the concepts of yin and yang, reflects a scale of a relationship of yin/yang where the scale is local at the level of immediate pairs (as in 43/01) and global at the level of distant pairs (as in linking one pole of the sequence, hexagram 02, with the other, hexagram 01). The main distinctions in the 01/02 pair are on the precision of yang, where the unit of measure is a point, and so the ONE, with the approximation in precision of yin, where the unit of measure is always two points, and so a PAIR. We thus see the differences of yin and yang at the level of the human psyche as that between single-mindedness (pure yang - total faith in self) and dual-mindedness (pure yin - total faith in another/others).

At the LOCAL level we are dealing with an octet of hexagrams with the HEAVEN trigram as base. In this sequence hexagram 01, the singlemindedness, exaggerations-prone nature of yangness, 'opposes' hexagram 11, the focus on maintaining balance and harmony and as such the hard core, sharp distinction of, differentiation nature of 01 is reflected in a more balanced format by the integration nature of 11.

• In the traditional sequence hexagram 01 pairs with hexagram 02.

This pairing of 01/02 reflects the local differences of pure/mixed expression where at the level of pure expression, as reflected in the PAIRING of the two symbols of yin/yang purity, hexagram 02 is more 'biased' to being interpretable as being a little 'mixed', a little 'softer' in purity, than the absolute purity in expression of hexagram 01.

01 : purity, mindedness - through singlemindedness (total trust in self) 01 purity comes out of a context described by hexagram 28 - excess (too much yang)

02 : purity, mindedness - through dualmindedness (total trust in another/others) 02 purity comes out of a context described by hexagram 27 - hungering (too little yang)

• In the traditional sequence hexagram 01 opposes hexagram 64.

This pairing of 01/64 reflects the absolute differences between pure/individual expression and mixed/group expression. As such, when compared to hexagram 01, hexagram 64 reflects incompleteness but also the benefits of remaining open and the overall sense of 'groupness', and so of mixing (reflected in the yin/yang line orderings as well).

• The generic properties of hexagram 01 reflect the mixing of the generic properties of hexagram 43 with the generic properties of hexagram 28.

Hexagram 43, in its rawest form of expression, reflects a sense of being 'pushy', as is required when one is focused on 'spreading the word'. Hexagram 28 deals with the concept of excess, here interpretable as 'too much yang'. Thus being focused on spreading the word combined with a focus on excess reflects the overall extreme nature, the totalism, of hexagram 01.

• In the variation on a theme sequence, hexagram 01 complements hexagram 44.

The pairing of hexagram 01 and 44 reflects the subtle differences in expression focused on the base line of a trigram. Here the 'rigidity' of yangness, as expressed in hexagram 01, is 'softened' at a general level to be reflected in the focus of hexagram 44 on seduction and so the need for persuasion to achieve one's goal. In pure yangness there is no such need where the natural leadership skills reflected in 01 elicit immediate respect.

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