Hsien

Influence (Wooing)

Lake over Mountain

THE JUDGMENT
INFLUENCE. Success.
Perseverence furthers.
To take a maiden to wife brings good fortune.

THE IMAGE
A lake on the mountain:
The image of INFLUENCE.
Thus the superior man encourages people to approach him
By his readiness to receive them.

--The Book of Changes

<small>All of the verses from the I Ching used on this web site come from the Richard Wilhelm Translation as rendered into English by Cary F. Baynes</small>

mapped using the Sequence of Middle Heaven:

From Commensal Laudation to Sacrificial Satisfaction:

A completed cycle matches well with success, perseverence and furtherance. Commensal laudation matches well with readiness to receive. Wooing matches well as well. None of these are necessarily overwhelming, but they add up to a close match overall.

See also I Ching

— Scotus - 18 Feb 2004