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29 The Abysmal, Water.
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"[with containment comes overcoming(control)]. Flowing water arrives at the top. Repeated Pit. And teaches affairs through repetition.[Rote-Copying-it's safer]"
Class: Integrating
Cooperative format : In hexagram 29 we recognize that there is always the need to guide and protect; if not done properly we end up not complete. But what is security to some is danger to others and thus the concept of rote-learning is dangerous in that it is just filling the individual as a social requirement. The complement of this hexagram, 30, is also dangerous in that it can lead to the uncovering of 'facts' that may be socially unacceptable. Contextually we start with the concept of a soft center and a hard exterior (61) - the latter acting as a form of mask (04). From this emerges the concept of containment (e.g. 'social knowledge') as a form of control, and thus a continual awareness of the presence of danger.
(Note that since none of the other hexagrams made-up of the same trigram in upper and lower positions have the word "HSI" in their names, it is assumed that it is of special significance in this hexagram. The more traditional systems seem to ignore this point. When looking at the contextual hexagrams, we find that the hexagram immediatly prior to 29 is 04, which deals with social 'masking' and education, thus reinforceing the refined educational aspects within 29.)
Oppositional format : Hexagram 29 reflects water against water; danger doubled.
Template/Persona format : Contractive Bounding in its own context. Exagerated security seeking with an emphasis on protection/conservation.
Five-Phase Relationship : The trigram of Water reflects Consumption. Consumption reflects enclosure, containment, and becomes 'mindless', 'instinctive', 'rote' and so controlling.
Hexagram 29 is the general form of hexagram 14
Goal of 29 - hexagram 03 (or 'how do I 03? - 29' How do I sprout? Through Control/Containment)
29 is the goal of 60 (or 'how do I 29? - 60' - How do I Control/Contain? Through establishing standards)
The raw context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 59. The raw nature of the base line is described by analogy to hexagram 61 yielding/centering accord. It passes through hexagram 04 Masking before reaching the expression shown in hexagram 29.
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Root Vertical Binary |
Quality Matrix |
Root Horizontal Binary |
Balance Matrix |
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30 56 14 50 21 35 38 64 |
55 62 34 32 51 16 54 40 |
30 55 13 49 22 36 37 63 |
30 55 13 49 22 36 37 63 |
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22 52 26 18 27 23 41 04 |
36 15 11 46 24 02 19 07 |
21 51 25 17 27 24 42 03 |
21 51 25 17 27 24 42 03 |
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13 33 01 44 25 12 10 06 |
49 31 43 28 17 45 58 47 |
14 34 01 43 26 11 09 05 |
14 34 01 43 26 11 09 05 |
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37 53 09 57 42 20 61 59 |
63 39 05 48 03 08 60 29 |
38 54 10 58 41 19 61 60 |
38 54 10 58 41 19 61 60 |
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55 62 34 32 51 16 54 40 |
30 56 14 50 21 35 38 64 |
56 62 33 31 52 15 53 39 |
39 53 15 52 31 33 62 56 |
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36 15 11 46 24 02 19 07 |
22 52 26 18 27 23 41 04 |
35 16 12 45 23 02 20 08 |
08 20 02 23 45 12 16 35 |
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49 31 43 28 17 45 58 47 |
13 33 01 44 25 12 10 06 |
50 32 44 28 16 46 57 48 |
48 57 46 16 28 44 32 50 |
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63 39 05 48 03 08 60 29 |
37 53 09 57 42 20 61 59 |
64 40 06 47 04 07 59 29 |
29 59 07 04 47 06 40 64 |
Above.
By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 59. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 59 as context.
Introducing a context of containment and control, formal socialisation, leads to the expression of making things 'clear', of disspersing the 'fog'. Reciprocally, introducing a context of making things clear leads to the emergence of formal education/socialisation.
It is important to remember that, when using transformative methods, the more lines requiring change, the more energy required when attempting to introduce a different context. It may therefore be of benefit to work on existing changing lines and achieve your goal in steps rather than attempt, for example, a six-line change all at once.
To 'go with the flow', any hexagram that is changing into hexagram 29 reflects an influence of 29 on that hexagram in that the 'flow' is in hexagram 29 and as such this reflects the need to adapt to that flow and so take-on the properties and methods of 29.
