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Hexagram:
52. Keeping Still
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Drawn as
Energy
Duality
Trigram
Dynamic
Polarity
Upper Trigram
Mountain
Youngest Son
Immature Yang
Lower Trigram
Mountain
Youngest Son
Immature Yang
6
5
4
3
2
1
Yang
Yin
Yin
Yang
Yin
Yin
Masculine
Feminine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
Feminine
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English Name
Chinese Name
Hanzi
Pinyin
Action
Hexagram:
卦 Guà
52. Keeping Still
艮
gèn
Meditate
Hidden Influence:
互卦 Hu Guà (nuclear)
40. Deliverance
解
xiè
Untangle
Underlying Cause:
綜卦 Zong Guà (reverse)
58. Joyous Lake
兌
duì
Encourage
Also known as:
The Keeping Still
Expression:
Affirmation:
"i cultivate peace"
Image (Legge):
Mountains standing close together: the image of Keeping Still.. Thus the superior man does not permit his thoughts to go beyond his situation.
Judgement (Legge):
Keeping Still. Keeping his back still so that he no longer feels his body. He goes into his courtyard and does not see his people. No blame.
Overall meaning:
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counter clockwise
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Binary Number Created:
100100
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