The Steady Wind
xùn · Wind over WindKeep pressing gently; steady small pressure moves more than force.
小亨。利有攸往。利見大人。
Like wind entering every gap, a small, steady influence succeeds in modest ways. It helps to have somewhere to go, and to seek out someone wise who can guide you.
The six lines
初六：進退，利武人之貞。
You step forward and back, unable to decide. What you need is a soldier's firm resolve.
九二：巽在牀下，用史巫紛若，吉无咎。
You kneel low, down beneath the bed, searching hidden corners. Call many scribes and shamans to bring it to light. This is favorable and blameless.
九三：頻巽，吝。
You yield over and over, frowning all the while. Gentleness done grudgingly becomes a humbling weakness.
六四：悔亡，田獲三品。
Regret falls away. Out on the hunt you take game of three kinds, and what you gain serves many needs.
九五：貞吉悔亡，无不利。无初有終，先庚三日，後庚三日，吉。
Hold steady: good fortune, no regret, nothing amiss. A poor start can end well. Plan three days before the change, review three after; it goes well.
上九：巽在牀下，喪其資斧，貞凶。
You yield too far, down under the bed, and lose your means and your axe. Holding to this is a real caution.
The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.