| Name | 咸 Xián, “Influence” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☱ 兑 Lake: openness and exchange |
| Lower trigram | ☶ 艮 Mountain: stillness and limits |
The Judgment
亨，利贞。取女吉。
Success. Stay true — fortune. Taking a wife brings fortune.
Mutual feeling, mutual movement. When it's real on both sides, big commitments work out.
The Image
山上有泽，咸；君子以虚受人。
A lake on the mountain — Influence. The wise are open and receive others through emptiness of mind.
Real influence comes from being available — emptied of agenda, open to what's actually there.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yin
咸其拇。
Influence in the big toe.
Just the faintest pull. Pay attention to it but don't act yet.
Line 2 · second · Yin
咸其腓，凶，居吉。
Influence in the calves. Misfortune. Staying still — fortune.
The impulse to move is real but premature. Hold still, watch what happens.
Line 3 · third · Yang
咸其股，执其随，往吝。
Influence in the thighs. He clings to what follows him. Going forward — shame.
Letting the people around you decide your direction. Following the crowd here is embarrassing.
Line 4 · fourth · Yang
贞吉，悔亡。憧憧往来，朋从尔思。
Stay true — fortune. Regret vanishes. If one comes and goes in restless agitation, only one's friends follow one's thoughts.
Connect from steadiness, not anxiety. If you're frantic, only those who match the frantic energy stick around.
Line 5 · fifth · Yang
咸其脢，无悔。
Influence in the neck. No regret.
Subtle, firm, principled. Connection without losing your spine. No regrets.
Line 6 · top · Yin
咸其辅颊舌。
Influence in the jaws, cheeks, and tongue.
All talk, no real feeling. The connection lives in the mouth, not the heart. Empty.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 32, Duration
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 41, Decrease