The Gentle
Judgment
— I Ching · classical
小亨，利有攸往，利见大人。
The Gentle. Success through what is small. It furthers one to have somewhere to go. It furthers one to see the great person.
Image
— Great Image
随风，巽，君子以申命行事。
Winds following one upon the other: the image of the gently penetrating. Thus the superior person spreads their commands abroad and carries out their undertakings.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
Cultural osmosis, refined operations, market penetration strategy. Management directives must be 'repeated like the wind'; but a leader who is purely yielding loses both authority and resources.
Psychology & Cognition
Influence others through subtle, sustained gentleness (nonviolent communication). Beware excessive softness that erases your boundary — losing 'zi fu' (resource and protective edge) is the danger at the top.
Decision Guidance
Three days before and three days after every major decree (xian geng san ri, hou geng san ri). Soft penetration; firm core. Never sleep under the bed losing both wealth and weapon (line 6).
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication; Cialdini on the power of consistency and small commitments; soft-power doctrine (Joseph Nye); the marketing 'rule of seven' (a message must be repeated to land).
· English renderings and modern readings are original editorial writing, cross-checked against public-domain and classical commentary lineages.
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· Modern inputs are reproducible; traditional casts can be audited line by line from the stored coin/yarrow trace.