| Name | 巽 Xùn, “The Gentle” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☴ 巽 Wind: gentle, persistent influence |
| Lower trigram | ☴ 巽 Wind: gentle, persistent influence |
The Judgment
小亨。利有攸往，利见大人。
Success through what is small. Wise to have somewhere to go. Wise to meet the great person.
Soft, steady influence wins. Move quietly, but pick a direction. Find someone wise to guide you.
The Image
随风，巽；君子以申命行事。
Wind upon wind — The Gentle. The wise spread their commands and carry out their work.
Repeat your message. Real influence is steady wind — same direction, day after day.
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
进退，利武人之贞。
Advancing and retreating. Wise for a warrior to stay true.
Indecisive — but in your case, that hesitation is the discipline. Hold position. Don't act yet.
Line 2 · second · Yang
巽在床下。用史巫纷若，吉，无咎。
Penetration under the bed. Use priests and magicians in great number — fortune. No blame.
Dealing with hidden, deep-rooted issues. Bring in real help. Don't try to do it alone.
Line 3 · third · Yang
频巽，吝。
Repeated penetration. Shame.
Trying again and again to think your way through. Past a certain point, it's just rumination. Stop.
Line 4 · fourth · Yin
悔亡，田获三品。
Regret vanishes. In hunting, three kinds of game are caught.
What you worried about evaporates. Multiple wins arrive at once. Receive them.
Line 5 · fifth · Yang
贞吉，悔亡，无不利，无初有终。先庚三日，后庚三日，吉。
Stay true — fortune. Regret vanishes. Nothing fails. No beginning, but an end. Three days before the change, three days after. Fortune.
Late start, but clean finish. Pay attention before and after the shift. Done right, full fortune.
Line 6 · top · Yang
巽在床下，丧其资斧，贞凶。
Penetration under the bed. He loses his property and his axe. Stay true — misfortune.
Got obsessed with what's underneath, lost what was visible. Even with good intentions, the cost is too high.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 58, The Joyous
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 51, The Arousing