Hexagram 57 · 巽

Wind is above wind, reaching into places through repeated gentle movement. Each trigram begins with yieldingness beneath firm lines. Xun means entering, compliance, or gentle penetration. The image concerns an influence that works gradually through clear direction and consistent follow-through.

1. Line 1 · 初六

   進退，利武人之貞。

   Advancing and retreating. The warrior's constancy is beneficial.

   Six in the first place is yin uncertain about its direction. The Small Image favors disciplined resolve, like settling on a reasonable plan after review instead of reopening the same decision every morning.

2. Line 2 · 九二

   巽在牀下，用史巫紛若，吉无咎。

   Yielding beneath the bed, employing scribes and ritual specialists in great number. Good fortune, without blame.

   Nine in the second place is central yang able to search beneath appearances without losing balance. The Small Image credits centrality, like a project review drawing on several informed accounts to understand a hidden procedural problem.

3. Line 3 · 九三

   頻巽，吝。

   Repeated yielding. Humiliation.

   Nine in the third place is yang whose repeated submission exhausts its purpose. The Small Image names that exhaustion, like continually revising a proposal to please every comment until its actual aim disappears.

4. Line 4 · 六四

   悔亡，田獲三品。

   Regret disappears. Hunting yields three kinds of game.

   Six in the fourth place is fitting yin turning responsiveness into useful results. The Small Image recognizes achievement, like a careful coordinator satisfying several practical needs through one well-prepared piece of work.

5. Line 5 · 九五

   貞吉悔亡，无不利。无初有終，先庚三日，後庚三日，吉。

   Constancy brings good fortune; regret disappears. Nothing is unfavorable. No beginning, but there is an end. Three days before the geng day and three days after it: good fortune.

   Nine in the fifth place is central and correct yang able to improve an imperfect start. The Small Image credits its position, like reviewing a revised policy before release and checking its effects afterward rather than treating revision as a single announcement.

6. Line 6 · 上九

   巽在牀下，喪其資斧，貞凶。

   Yielding beneath the bed, losing one's resources and axe. Constancy brings misfortune.

   Nine at the top is yang whose yielding has reached an extreme. The Small Image warns of exhausted means, like accepting so many conflicting demands that one no longer has the authority or resources to perform the role.

Use patience to make a clear purpose effective. Stay flexible in approach while retaining enough resolve to decide and act.

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• Inverted兌58
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