Emotional I Ching : Hexagram 59

59 Dispelling Illusions
In a context of containment we utilise influence

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

The mud from which 59 has emerged is best described by analogy to the under-stated qualities of hexagram 60, standardisations.

Commentary :

In hexagram 59 a gentle change can be used to soften any defense mechanism. Once a crack appears the influence strengthens by slipping through the crack and working from within. This form of release is far more subtle and long term than 37/40 and is associated with the obscuration of 55 where the abundance of the harvest can obscure things. It involves the concept of trust and penetrating defenses leading to the ability to clear things away - to dispel illusions. Contextually we combine articulation/standards (60) with establishing uniformity (07) to dispel illusions.

Goal of 59 - hexagram 42 (or 'how do I 42? - 59')

Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Water reflects Consumption. The trigram of Wind reflects Production (through re-production, cultivation). This relationship is expressed as dispelling illusions as well as the concept of what is consumed not being final, it gets broken down, used, and so 'evaporates' and the 'need' for more continues.

59 is the goal of 61 (or 'how do I 59? - 61' How do I dispel illusions? By being sympathetic/empathetic to/with others - to be 'true' to self and others)

The I Ching tells us about hexagram 59:

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

Some PAIRINGS of hexagram 59 with other hexagrams:

In the binary sequence hexagram 59 pairs with hexagram 29.

The overall focus in this pair is on some form of perceived clarity, be it through social acts in the form of rote learning etc (29) or else the act of dispelling illusions (59). Overall, hexagram 29 has focus on integration (and so a comment on the dangers of rote learning etc) whereas hexagram 59 focuses on differentiations, on a particular 'fact' that emerges once the 'fog' has cleared.

In the binary sequence hexagram 59 opposes hexagram 55.

Just as 59 reflects the dispelling of illusions through clearing things away, so 55 reflects the development through excessive growth.

At the LOCAL level we are dealing with an octet of hexagrams with WATER as base. The association is between 40 and 59 where the exaggerated sense of loosening structure is reflected in a more balanced format through the dispelling of illusions.

In the traditional sequence hexagram 59 pairs with hexagram 60.

This pairing reflects an overall focus on issues of establishing 'clarity', be it through the imposition of standards (60), or the active dispelling of illusions (59).

MAKE THINGS CLEAR:

59 : make things clear - through dispel illusions; 59 dispel illusions comes from a context described by hexagram 60 - standardisations

60 : make things clear - through standardisations; 60 standardisations comes from a context described by hexagram 59 - dispel illusions

In the traditional sequence hexagram 59 opposes hexagram 06.

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 59 reflect the mixing of the generic properties of hexagram 29 with the generic properties of hexagram 60.

A combination of a focus on containment/control (29) together with a focus on standardisations (60) is reflected in the general focus of dispelling illusions.

In the variations on a theme sequence, hexagram 59 complements hexagram 61.