Hexagram #57
巽 xùn
The Gentle
巽 Xun (Wind)
wood · Gentle
巽 Xun (Wind)
wood · Gentle
The Gentle. Success through what is small. It furthers to have somewhere to go. It furthers to see the great person.
Winds following one upon the other. The superior person spreads commands and carries out undertakings.
First (Bottom)
In advancing and retreating, the perseverance of a warrior furthers.
Second
Penetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame.
Third
Repeated penetration. Humiliation.
Fourth
Remorse vanishes. During the hunt three kinds of game are caught.
Fifth
Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse vanishes. Nothing that does not further. No beginning, but an end. Before the change, three days. After the change, three days. Good fortune.
Sixth (Top)
Penetration under the bed. One loses one's property and one's ax. Perseverance brings misfortune.