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The Gentle
Hexagram 57
Upper Trigram
☴ Wind
Lower Trigram
☴ Wind
The Gentle. Success through what is small. It furthers to have somewhere to go. It furthers to see the great man.
Winds following one upon the other. Thus the superior man spreads his commands abroad and carries out his undertakings.
Line 1
In advancing and in retreating, the perseverance of a warrior furthers.
Line 2
Penetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame.
Line 3
Repeated penetration. Humiliation.
Line 4
Remorse vanishes. During the hunt three kinds of game are caught.
Line 5
Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse vanishes. Nothing that does not further.
Line 6
Penetration under the bed. He loses his property and his ax. Perseverance brings misfortune.