Hexagram 57 Line 2: 九二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)九二 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九二 巽在牀下。用史巫。紛若。吉。无咎。
巽xùnencroach(ment)
在zàioccur
床chuángthe bed
下xiàunder
用yòngemploy
史shǐscribes
巫wūand diviners
紛fēnan assortment
若ruòof such
吉jípromising
無wúno
咎jiùblame(worthy)
Line Commentary
Penetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame. At times you must deal with hidden enemies, intangible influences that slink into dark corners and affect people by suggestion. Trace these things back to their most secret recesses. When such elusive influences are brought into the light and branded, they lose their power over people.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 57 Xun (The Gentle) transforms into Hexagram 53 Jian (Development).
Parent Hexagram
The Gentle
Xun巽 (57)
Wind (巽) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind