Chien / Development (Gradual Progress)
above:Sun The Gentle, Wind
below:K^ en Keeping Still, Mountain
Six at the beginning means:
The wild goose gradually draws near the shore.
The young son is in danger.
There is talk. No blame.
All the individual lines in this hexagram symbolize the gradual flight
of the wild goose. The wild goose is the symbol of conjugal fidelity,
because it is believed that this bird never takes another mate after
the death of the first.
The initial line suggests the first resting place in the flight of
water birds from the water to the heights. The shore is reached. The
situation is that of a lonely young man who is just starting out to
make his way in life. Since no one comes to help him, his first steps
are slow and hesitant, and he is surrounded by danger. Naturally he is
subjected to much criticism. But these very difficulties keep him from
being too hasty, and his progress is successful.