Hsiao Ch'u / The Taming Power of the Small
above: Sun The Gentle, Wind
below: Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
Nine at the top means:
The rain comes, there is rest.
This is due to the lasting effect of character.
Perseverance brings the woman into danger.
The moon is nearly full.
If the superior man persists,
Misfortune comes.
Success is at hand. The wind has driven up the rain. A fixed standpoint
has been reached. This has come about through the cumulation of small
effects produced by reverence for a superior character. But a success
thus secured bit by bit calls for great caution. It would be a
dangerous illusion for anyone to think he could presume upon it. The
female principle, the weak element that has won the victory, should
never persist in vaunting it--that would lead to danger. The dark power
in the moon is strongest when the moon is almost full. When it is full
and directly opposite the sun, its waning is inevitable. Under such
circumstances one must be content with what has been achieved. To
advance any further, before the appropriate time has come, would lead
to misfortune.