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XiánUpper: Marsh · 兑 · Lower: Mountain · 艮
Judgment亨。利贞。取女吉。
In plain wordsSuccess; it favors staying on the right course, and taking a wife is fortunate. Xian means mutual influence: relationships go well when both sides respond to each other sincerely.
The imageLake above, mountain below: a lake on top of a mountain whose water moistens it from above, the mountain receiving the lake's moisture, each responding to the other.
A hint for youConnection between people rests on sincere response, not on calculation. Show goodwill first and also notice how the other feels, so that responsiveness can arise naturally.
Line texts (bottom to top)
- 初六咸其拇。The first line, divided, shows one moving his great toes.
- 六二咸其腓，凶，居吉。The second line, divided, shows one moving the calves of his leg. There will be evil. If he abide (quiet in his place), there will be good fortune.
- 九三咸其股，执其随，往吝。The third line, undivided, shows one moving his thighs, and keeping close hold of those whom he follows. Going forward (in this way) will cause regret.
- 九四贞吉悔亡，憧憧往来，朋从尔思。The fourth line, undivided, shows that firm correctness which will lead to good fortune, and prevent all occasion for repentance. If its subject be unsettled in his movements, (only) his friends will follow his purpose.
- 九五咸其脢，无悔。The fifth line, undivided, shows one moving the flesh along the spine above the heart. There will be no occasion for repentance.
- 上六咸其辅，颊，舌。The sixth line, divided, shows one moving his jaws and tongue.
Mutual attraction; sincere connection
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