Hexagram 57 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初六 進退。利武人之貞。
進jìnadvance
退tuìand retreat
利lìmeriting
武wǔthe military
人rénone
之zhī's
貞zhēnpersistence
Line Commentary
In advancing and in retreating, the persistence of a warrior furthers. Inborn gentleness is often carried to the point of indecisiveness. A thousand doubts crop up. In such a situation, military decisiveness is proper—resolutely do what order demands. Resolute discipline is far better than irresolute license.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 57 Xun (The Gentle) transforms into Hexagram 9 Xiao Chu (Small Accumulating).
Parent Hexagram
The Gentle
Xun巽 (57)
Wind (巽) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind