Hexagram 57 of 64

The Gentle Wind巽

Wind following wind. The noble person repeats the command and carries out the work.

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小亨。利有攸往。利見大人。

Judgment: Small success. It helps to go forward. It helps to see a great person.

隨風，巽；君子以申命行事。

Image: Wind following wind. The noble person repeats the command and carries out the work.

In plain words

The situation: Like the wind, go in gently and steadily.

What you can do: Keep working softly and go with the current.

For culture and reflection only. Our own plain summary, not a translation.

The six lines

  1. 上九巽在牀下，喪其資斧，貞凶。Under the bed, losing money and axe. Steadiness brings misfortune.In shortBowing too low costs you your means and resolve; persisting this way is unfavorable.
  2. 九五貞吉悔亡，无不利。无初有終，先庚三日，後庚三日，吉。Steadiness brings good fortune, and regret fades. Nothing fails. No beginning, but an end. Three days before the change, three days after. Good fortune.In shortStay steady and all goes well; a rough start ends well, so plan before and after any change.
  3. 六四悔亡，田獲三品。Regret fades. Three kinds of game are caught in the field.In shortRegret fades; your efforts bring a rich and varied harvest.
  4. 九三頻巽，吝。Penetrating again and again. Regret.In shortBending over and over with no backbone leads to embarrassment.
  5. 九二巽在牀下，用史巫紛若，吉无咎。Under the bed. Use diviners and shamans in great number. Good fortune and no fault.In shortStay humble, consult widely and explain again and again; good, no fault.
  6. 初六進退，利武人之貞。Going forward, going back. It helps to have a soldier's steadiness.In shortYou waver back and forth; decide with a soldier's resolve and hold to it.

Sources Zhou Yi. English by TaoDial.