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Judgment小亨。利有攸往。利见大人。
In plain wordsA little success; it favors having somewhere to go, and it favors seeing a great person. Advancing in a gentle, penetrating way and communicating repeatedly is more acceptable than force.
The imageWind above, wind below: wind comes one gust after another and slips in everywhere; a picture of gentle penetration and humility.
A hint for youIf you want to persuade someone, add more patience and repetition, and keep expressing yourself gently. Be clear about the goal and also respect the other person's pace.
Line texts (bottom to top)
- 初六进退，利武人之贞。The first line, divided, shows its subject (now) advancing, (now) receding. It would be advantageous for him to have the firm correctness of a brave soldier.
- 九二巽在床下，用史巫纷若，吉无咎。The second line, undivided, shows the representative of Sun beneath a couch, and employing diviners and exorcists in a way bordering on confusion. There will be good fortune and no error.
- 九三频巽，吝。The third line, undivided, shows its subject penetrating (only) by violent and repeated efforts. There will be occasion for regret.
- 六四悔亡，田获三品。The fourth line, divided, shows all occasion for repentance (in its subject) passed away. He takes game for its threefold use in his hunting.
- 九五贞吉悔亡，无不利。无初有终，先庚三日，后庚三日，吉。The fifth line, undivided, shows that with firm correctness there will be good fortune (to its subject). All occasion for repentance will disappear, and all his movements will be advantageous. There may have been no (good) beginning, but there will be a (good) end. Three days before making any changes, (let him give notice of them); and three days after, (let him reconsider them). There will (thus) be good fortune.
- 上九巽在床下，丧其资斧，贞凶。The sixth line, undivided, shows the representative of penetration beneath a couch, and having lost the axe with which he executed his decisions. However firm and correct he may (try to) be, there will be evil.
Gentle influence; persistent effort
For entertainment and self-reflection only