Sun — The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)
Sun — The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)
(220)
The Judgement
THE GENTLE. Success through what is small.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
It furthers one to see the great man.
The Image
Winds following one upon the other:
The image of THE GENTLY PENETRATING.
Thus the superior man
Spreads his commands abroad
And carries out his undertakings.
The Lines
Six at the beginning means:
In advancing and in retreating,
The perseverance of a warrior furthers.
Six in the second place means:
Penetration under the bed.
Priests and magicians are used in great number.
Good fortune. No blame.
Six in the third place means:
Repeated penetration. Humiliation.
Six in the fourth place means:
Remorse vanishes.
During the hunt
Three kinds of game are caught.
Six in the fifth place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Remorse vanishes.
Nothing that does not further.
No beginning, but an end.
Before the change, three days.
After the change, three days.
Good fortune.
Six at the top means:
Penetration under the bed.
He loses his property and his ax.
Perseverance brings misfortune.
(Note: the numbers in parentheses below the title of each hexagram refer to the page in the Wilhelm/Baynes 1968 Third Edition of I Ching or book of changes where additional commentary on the individual hexagram can be found.)
