Hexagram 57
巽 Xùn
The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)
巽
Xun — Gentle
Wind/Wood · Eldest Daughter
巽
Xun — Gentle
Wind/Wood · Eldest Daughter
The Gentle. Success through what is small. It furthers one to have somewhere to go. It furthers one to see the great person.
Winds following one upon the other: the image of the Gently Penetrating. Thus the superior person spreads commands abroad and carries out undertakings.
In advancing and in retreating, the perseverance of a warrior furthers.
Penetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame.
Repeated penetration. Humiliation.
Remorse vanishes. During the hunt three kinds of game are caught.
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.
Penetration under the bed. One loses one's property and one's ax. Perseverance brings misfortune.