The fixed, crystalline principle — body, matter, the vessel that contains. Hex 52 (Keeping Still): mountain over mountain, absolute fixity. Hex 2 (The Receptive): pure yin matter awaiting the imprint of form. Salt is what remains when everything volatile has been driven off.
Cross-Tradition Resonances
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Ancient Egyptian0.79
The Djed (𓊽) — Stability, the Backbone of Osiris
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Hinduism0.74
Muladhara — Root Chakra, Foundation
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I-Ching0.51
Mountain (☶) — Keeping Still
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Western Astrology0.46
Taurus (♉) — Fixed Earth, The Sustainer
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Tarot0.46
Suit of Pentacles (Earth)
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I-Ching0.45
Yí (頤) — Nourishment
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Elder Futhark0.44
Othala (ᛟ) — Homeland, Ancestral Heritage, Sacred Enclosure
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