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Hexagram 57 · 巽為風

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Upper trigram ☴ 巽 · WindLower trigram ☴ 巽 · Wind

Meaning

The gentle; penetrate softly, yet keep your direction.

The image

Wind over wind: wind follows wind. Gentle penetration.

Judgment

巽:小亨,利有攸往,利見大人。

The gentle: success through what is small. It furthers one to have somewhere to go. It furthers one to see the great person. Penetrate softly, yet keep your direction.

Line texts

  1. 初六:進退,利武人之貞。
    In advancing and in retreating, the perseverance of a warrior furthers.
  2. 九二:巽在床下,用史巫紛若,吉,無咎。
    Penetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame.
  3. 九三:頻巽,吝。
    Repeated penetration: humiliation.
  4. 六四:悔亡,田獲三品。
    Remorse vanishes. During the hunt three kinds of game are caught.
  5. 九五:貞吉,悔亡,無不利,無初有終,先庚三日,後庚三日,吉。
    Perseverance brings luck; remorse vanishes; nothing that does not further. No beginning, but an end. Before the change, three days; after the change, three days. Good fortune.
  6. 上九:巽在床下,喪其資斧,貞凶。
    Penetration under the bed. He loses his property and his axe. Perseverance brings misfortune.

Guidance by topic

CareerCommunicate gently and dig deep.
MoneySmall gains.
LoveBe gentle.
HealthMind the respiratory system.
TravelGood to travel.
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