Jian (Gradual Progress) (風山漸)
Upper: ☴ Xun (巽) (Wind) · Lower: ☶ Gen (艮) (Mountain)
📊 Binary Architecture & The Six Lines
📜 The Judgment (卦辭 / Guaci)
A tree grows slowly upon the mountain heights. Orderly progression and patient steps create enduring triumph.
🧭 The Image (大象傳 / Da Xiang) & Archetypal Conduct
On the mountain, a tree: The image of Development. Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue, in order to improve the mores.
📖 The Lines (爻辭 / Yaoci)
- Line 1 初六Bottom line (1st) · Yin鴻漸于干，小子厲，有言，無咎。The wild goose gradually approaches the shore; the young man is in danger, there is gossip, but no fault.
- Line 2 六二2nd line · Yin鴻漸于磐，飲食衎衎，吉。The wild goose gradually approaches the rock; eating and drinking in harmony: good fortune.
- Line 3 九三3rd line · Yang鴻漸于陸，夫征不復，婦孕不育，凶；利禦寇。The wild goose gradually approaches the plateau; the husband goes on a campaign and does not return; the wife is with child but does not bring it up: misfortune; it is beneficial to ward off robbers.
- Line 4 六四4th line · Yin鴻漸于木，或得其桷，無咎。The wild goose gradually approaches the tree; perhaps it finds a flat branch; no fault.
- Line 5 九五5th line · Yang鴻漸于陵，婦三歲不孕，終莫之勝，吉。The wild goose gradually approaches the summit; the wife is without child for three years, but in the end nothing can overcome her: good fortune.
- Line 6 上九Top line (6th) · Yang鴻漸于陸，其羽可用為儀，吉。The wild goose gradually approaches the high ground; its feathers can be used as ceremonial ornament: good fortune.
Original line texts are transcribed from Wikisource (周易). The English renderings are literal working drafts under editorial review and may change.
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