The Judgement

Success through what is small. It furthers one to have somewhere to go. It furthers one to see the great person.

Gentle penetration; influence works by persistence, not force.

The Image

Winds following one upon the other; the noble one spreads his commands abroad and carries out his undertakings.

This hexagram on ten matters

WorkCAREER

Gentle penetration; yielding but with a centre. Spread commands abroad and carry them out — this works by repeated, mild permeation, not one decisive stroke.

LoveRELATIONSHIP

Resolve things softly. Repeated penetration brings humiliation warns that excessive compliance loses you yourself. Yielding still needs a centre.

MoneyFINANCE

Success through smallness; go gradually. Three days before, three days after the change — communicate on both sides of it.

HealthBODY

Xun is wind, and entering. Open things up rather than pressing down. Stretching and breathing suit this best.

StudyLEARNING

Repetition until it soaks in. This hexagram's method is permeation, not assault.

An examEXAM

Learning by repeated permeation. Revising the same material several times beats reading a lot once.

PeopleSOCIAL

Influence comes from persistence, not intensity. It furthers one to see the great person — saying it once to the right person beats ten times to everyone.

A choiceDECISION

Advance gently. In advancing and retreating, the perseverance of a warrior furthers: when wavering, be the more decisive.

TravelJOURNEY

Feasible. But he loses his property and his ax, perseverance brings misfortune — do not lose your tools or your footing on the road.

A lost itemLOST ITEM

Somewhere draughty, in a crack, or blown away. It may have slipped into a narrow gap.

The Six Lines

The governing line

The Resulting Hexagram

Nuclear · Opposite · Reverse

The nuclear hexagram shows the middle stretch of the matter; the opposite is the same situation seen from the reverse position; the reverse is the view from the other party's side.