Emotional I Ching : Hexagram 06

06 Compromising
In a context of containment we utilise singlemindedness

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

The mud from which 06 has emerged is best described by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 58, self-reflecting, intensity in expression.

Commentary :

In hexagram 06, since the people we are dealing with are definitely NOT like minded, we need to maintain balance by avoiding going beyond the half way point - meet them in the middle. Thus an emphasis on reflection and not being too rigid (relaxed structuring) and so an emphasis on compromise.

Goal of 06 - hexagram 25 (or 'how do I 25? - 06')

Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Water reflects Consumption. The trigram of Heaven reflects Exchange (through competition, opposition). This relationship reflects competitive exchange in a context of consumption in the form of legal actions and so a focus on compromise.

06 is the goal of 10 (or 'how do I 06? - 10' How do I compromise? By carefully treading the 'correct' path)

The I Ching tells us about hexagram 06:

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

Some PAIRINGS of hexagram 06 with other hexagrams:

In the binary sequence hexagram 06 pairs with hexagram 47.

This pairing reflects an overall sense of being contained, as in legal containment (hexagram 06) and social containment (hexagram 47).

In the binary sequence hexagram 06 opposes hexagram 36.

This pairing covers the issues of compromise, as expressed in the need for compromise expressed in hexagram 06 compared to a focus on being uncompromising (as well as being the object of the uncompromising) expressed in hexagram 36.

At the LOCAL level we are dealing with an octet of hexagrams with the WATER trigram as base. In this sequence hexagram 06, the focus upon compromising, 'opposes' hexagram 07, the focus on uniformity, a military-like solution over a legal solution. More so, the exaggerated sense of compromise, of not giving an inch but nor taking any, is reflected in a more balanced format through a focus on establishing uniformity where the source of 'compromise' is in the form of standing orders rather than any consideration of debating the issue.

In the traditional sequence hexagram 06 pairs with hexagram 05.

This pairing reflects the requirements of needing to 'compromise' in development, either through the waiting for the 'right' moment, but also to use the time to nurture relationships useful later (hexagram 05), or through the need to formally compromise as done in legal situations where we meet 'the enemy' half-way, no more and no less (hexagram 06).

COMPROMISE:

05 : compromise - through wait in expectation (wade the great river) 05 waiting comes out of a context described by hexagram 57 - cultivating, become influential

06 : compromise - through meet half way (not wade the great river) 06 compromise comes out of a context described by hexagram 58 - intense reflection

In the traditional sequence hexagram 06 opposes hexagram 59.

This pairing from the traditional sequence reflects the total focus in hexagram 59 on dispelling all illusions as compared to the need to compromise (hexagram 06).

The generic properties of hexagram 06 reflect the mixing of the generic properties of hexagram 47 mixed with the generic properties of hexagram 58.

Hexagram 47 has the generic property of pressure to conform, achieved through being fenced-in and so forced to integrate with the context, combined with the generic properties of hexagram 58 manifest in self-reflection and intensity in expression.

In the variations on a theme sequence, hexagram 06 complements hexagram 10.

This pairing reflects compromise in the need for self-discipline expressed in the conduct required in hexagram 10, and the formal discipline imposed by a social legal system.