Hexagram 31 of 64咸 Xián
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Influence, Wooing
The subtle attraction that makes things happen.
Attraction, stimulus, mutual response, courtship, affect, sensitivity, all-embracing feeling
☱Lake Above
☶Mountain Below
Short Summary
FreeA lake resting on a mountain — water settled in a still basin. Real influence works this way: stillness on one side, openness on the other, and something flows between.
Something is happening between you and another person — or you and a situation — that has the quality of genuine attraction. Not manipulation. Not performance. Real chemistry. The hexagram asks you to trust it, and to let it develop without forcing.
Lake in the mountain
water settled in still stone;
something begins.