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漸 53 · Jiàn · Gradual Progress
Wind / Wood over Mountain — upper Xùn 巽 (gentle, penetrating, gradual); lower Gèn 艮 (still, resting, bounded)
Hexagram 53, Gradual Progress (Jiàn, 漸), is Wind / Wood over Mountain. Tree on the mountain. The wild goose’s slow, ordered flight.
The situation
Tree on the mountain. The wild goose’s slow, ordered flight.
The counsel
Proceed in stages. Development that is gradual endures.
The six lines
Line 1 — The goose near the shore. The young are in danger; gossip; no blame.
Line 2 — The goose on the cliff, eating in peace. Good.
Line 3 — The goose on the plateau. Going without returning; misfortune.
Line 4 — The goose in the tree finds a flat branch. No blame.
Line 5 — The goose on the summit. Long unfulfilled, then good.
Line 6 — The goose in the heights; its feathers for the sacred dance. Good.