Hexagram 57
The Gentle (Xùn)
Above: Wind · Below: Wind
Like the wind, it finds its way everywhere
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The judgment
Small matters go well. You can move forward, and it is good to go and see someone capable.
The Image: Wind following wind: the gentle. So the noble person repeats their instructions and carries out their affairs.
From the ancient texts
Shao Yong
Yielding and accommodating, acting with humility. Helped by people of standing, with benefit to be found far away.
Jiao’s Forest of Changes
… Always lush and never shedding its leaves; the luan bird and the phoenix take shelter there.
Like pines and cypresses, green all year and never losing their leaves — even the phoenix comes to rest there.
Takashima
- On fortune: your path goes smoothly; everything is fitting.
- On trade: in business it is best to adapt to circumstances and follow the market's lead; that is how profit is made.
Five common questions
Timing
A smooth path; everything fits
Health
Guard against chills; keep joints warm
Money
Adapt as things change; follow the market
Home
Let air flow; make house rules clear
Love
In step with each other, together for life
The health notes are traditional observations to reflect on. If you feel unwell, follow your doctor’s advice.
The six lines
- Six at the beginning: Going forward and back. Favorable for the steadfastness of a warrior.
- Nine in the second place: Gentleness under the bed. Calling on scribes and diviners in great numbers. Good fortune, no blame.
- Nine in the third place: Repeated, anxious yielding. Humiliation.
- Six in the fourth place: Regret vanishes. In the hunt, three kinds of game are caught.
- Nine in the fifth place: Steadfastness brings good fortune; regret vanishes; nothing that is not favorable. No good beginning, but a good end. Three days before the change, three days after — good fortune.
- Nine at the top: Gentleness under the bed. He loses his money and his axe. Persisting brings misfortune.
Reminders from the ancients, offered for reflection only.