巽。小亨,利有攸往,利见大人。
Wind over Wind. The influence that enters through every crack.
The Lines
初六:进退,利武人之贞。
Line 1 — In advancing and retreating. The gentle force needs backbone.
九二:巽在床下,用史巫纷若,吉,无咎。
Line 2 — Penetration under the bed. The influence reaches hidden places. Call on every resource.
九三:频巽,吝。
Line 3 — Repeated penetration. Humiliation. Overdone. The gentle influence applied too many times becomes nagging.
六四:悔亡,田获三品。
Line 4 — Remorse vanishes. Three kinds of game caught. The steady effort pays off.
九五:贞吉悔亡,无不利。无初有终,先庚三日,后庚三日,吉。
Line 5 — Before the change three days, after the change three days. The transformation completes through gentle means.
上九:巽在床下,丧其资斧,贞凶。
Line 6 — One loses one's property and one's ax. Pushed the gentle approach past its useful range.
Nuclear Hexagram
Nuclear Hexagram: 38 睽 (Opposition)
Inside gentle penetration is the opposition it's dissolving.
Practical Application
Influence gently, persistently, through the cracks. Know when to stop.
