Hexagram 31
咸 Xián
Influence (Wooing)
兌
Dui — Joyous
Lake · Youngest Daughter
艮
Gen — Keeping Still
Mountain · Youngest Son
Influence. Success. Perseverance furthers. To take a maiden to wife brings good fortune.
A lake on the mountain: the image of Influence. Thus the superior person encourages people to approach through their readiness to receive them.
The influence shows itself in the big toe.
The influence shows itself in the calves of the legs. Misfortune. Tarrying brings good fortune.
The influence shows itself in the thighs. Holds to that which follows it. To continue is humiliating.
Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. If a person is agitated in mind, and thoughts go hither and thither, only those friends on whom they fix conscious thought will follow.
The influence shows itself in the back of the neck. No remorse.
The influence shows itself in the jaws, cheeks, and tongue.