Gentle Penetration (巽) — Hexagram 57. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 57

Gentle Penetration

☴ over ☴ · Wind over Wind
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.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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