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