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52 Keeping Still, Mountain
Self-Restraining, Discerning, Blocking
In a context of self-restraint we utilise discernment.

"KEN : limit, boundary; encounter an obstacle, stop; still, quiet, motionless; confine, enclose, mark off; turn around to look behind; hard, adamant, obstinate; perverse. The ideogram: eye and person turning around to compare and group what is behind."ERANOS p559

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.

As a marker of context, where context acts to PUSH instincts, 52 'demands' a preferred response of the qualities of hexagram 52.

In the realm of emotions, mountain represents grief, sadness that is 'refined' into a focus on discernment.

The overall focus in this pair is on the characteristics of quality control where for 15 the focus is on removing, or more so concealing, covering-up, all highs and lows, all exaggerations. This is an integrating act where we pull down or pull up to give an overall expression of 'modesty'. In 52 the focus is more differentiating through the use of blockage, to develop a sense of discernment and so recognition of qualities that 'stick out' naturally rather than as exaggerations.
PASSAGES:

51 : passages - through begin, new, raw, birth, arouse; 51 arousing comes from a context described by hexagram 35 - progress, bring into light

52 : passages - through end, old, refined, death, self-restrain; 52 discerning, self-restraining comes from a context described by hexagram 36 - uncompromising, hide light

A combination of levelling things out (15) an uncompromising (36) is reflected in the self-restraint and discernment of 52.
The quality emphasis here is in an internal development in 52 versus an external development of 22.
Line Positions

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

The below pattern reflects the characteristics of hexagram 52, representing the archetype of blocking, stopping, and it its refined form, of quality control through the use of discernment - IOW a particular form of 'levelling' - 52 pairs with 15 where 15 is unconditional, 52 is conditional (the lower form of 52 is blocking, suffering, sadness/grief - the indication being we learn quality control through suffering)

For example, given 52 as 001001 and 01 as 111111 so the EXPRESSION of 52 THROUGH 01 is represented by hexagram 58, 110110 (we flip the third line and sixth line of 01, corresponding with the yang lines in 52). 58 covers the notion of self-reflection and intensity in that reflection - be it literal or figurative. 58 gets us into the realm of expressions of joy/sex/love in interaction with an audience, with someone/thing 'out there' rather than 'in here' - as such there is life not death present.

I have ordered these in binary sequence down the context column, from 000000 to 111111 (1/0 ordering left-to-right = bottom-to-top)

archetype => context => expression

001001 => 000000 => 001001 (52=>02=>52)
001001 => 000001 => 001000 (52=>23=>15)
001001 => 000010 => 001011 (52=>08=>53)
001001 => 000011 => 001010 (52=>20=>39)
001001 => 000100 => 001101 (52=>16=>56)
001001 => 000101 => 001100 (52=>35=>62)
001001 => 000110 => 001111 (52=>45=>33)
001001 => 000111 => 001110 (52=>12=>31)

001001 => 001000 => 000001 (52=>15=>23)
001001 => 001001 => 000000 (52=>52=>02)
001001 => 001010 => 000011 (52=>39=>20)
001001 => 001011 => 000010 (52=>53=>08)
001001 => 001100 => 000101 (52=>62=>35)
001001 => 001101 => 000100 (52=>56=>16)
001001 => 001110 => 000111 (52=>31=>12)
001001 => 001111 => 000110 (52=>33=>45)

001001 => 010000 => 011001 (52=>07=>18)
001001 => 010001 => 011000 (52=>04=>46)
001001 => 010010 => 011011 (52=>29=>57)
001001 => 010011 => 011010 (52=>59=>48)
001001 => 010100 => 011101 (52=>40=>50)
001001 => 010101 => 011100 (52=>64=>32)
001001 => 010110 => 011111 (52=>47=>44)
001001 => 010111 => 011110 (52=>06=>28)

001001 => 011000 => 010001 (52=>46=>04)
001001 => 011001 => 010000 (52=>18=>07)
001001 => 011010 => 010011 (52=>48=>59)
001001 => 011011 => 010010 (52=>57=>29)
001001 => 011100 => 010101 (52=>32=>64)
001001 => 011101 => 010100 (52=>50=>40)
001001 => 011110 => 010111 (52=>28=>06)
001001 => 011111 => 010110 (52=>44=>47)

001001 => 100000 => 101001 (52=>24=>22)
001001 => 100001 => 101000 (52=>27=>36)
001001 => 100010 => 101011 (52=>03=>37)
001001 => 100011 => 101010 (52=>42=>63)
001001 => 100100 => 101101 (52=>51=>30)
001001 => 100101 => 101100 (52=>21=>55)
001001 => 100110 => 101111 (52=>17=>13)
001001 => 100111 => 101110 (52=>25=>49)

001001 => 101000 => 100001 (52=>36=>27)
001001 => 101001 => 100000 (52=>22=>24)
001001 => 101010 => 100011 (52=>63=>42)
001001 => 101011 => 100010 (52=>37=>03)
001001 => 101100 => 100101 (52=>55=>21)
001001 => 101101 => 100100 (52=>30=>51)
001001 => 101110 => 100111 (52=>49=>25)
001001 => 101111 => 100110 (52=>13=>17)

001001 => 110000 => 111001 (52=>19=>26)
001001 => 110001 => 111000 (52=>41=>11)
001001 => 110010 => 111011 (52=>60=>09)
001001 => 110011 => 111010 (52=>61=>05)
001001 => 110100 => 111101 (52=>54=>14)
001001 => 110101 => 111100 (52=>38=>34)
001001 => 110110 => 111111 (52=>58=>01)
001001 => 110111 => 111110 (52=>10=>43)

001001 => 111000 => 110001 (52=>11=>41)
001001 => 111001 => 110000 (52=>26=>19)
001001 => 111010 => 110011 (52=>05=>61)
001001 => 111011 => 110010 (52=>09=>60)
001001 => 111100 => 110101 (52=>34=>38)
001001 => 111101 => 110100 (52=>14=>54)
001001 => 111110 => 110111 (52=>43=>10)
001001 => 111111 => 110110 (52=>01=>58)

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