The trigram above – SUN – the Gentle, Wind, Wood
The trigram below – SUN – the Gentle, Wind, Wood
General: Although rapid change may be effected by force, enduring change is best effected by gentle persistence.
Love: Patient, thoughtful, and thorough action is the best way to develop trust in your relationship.
Business: Gentle persuasion is by far the best way to further your business plans.
Personal: gentle persistence is the key to successfully achieving your plans.
Sun is one of the eight doubled trigrams. It is the eldest daughter and symbolizes wind or wood; it has for its attribute gentleness, which nonetheless peentrates like the wind or like growing wood with its roots.
The dark principle, in itself rigid and immovable, is dissolved by the penetrating light principle, to which it subordinates itself in gentleness. in nature, it s the wind that disperses the gathered clouds, leaving the sky clear and serene. In human life it is penetrating clarity of judgment that thwarts all dark hidden motives. In the life of the community it is the powerful influence of a great personality that uncovers and breaks up those intrigues which shun the light of day.
Penetration produces gradual and inconspicuous effects. It should be effected not by an act of violation but by influence that never lapses. Results of this kind are less striking to the eye than those won by surprise attack, but they are more enduring and more complete. If one would produce such effects, one must have a clearly defined goal, for only when the penetrating influence works always in the same direction can the object be attained. Small strength can achieve its purpose only by subordinating itself to an eminent man who is capable of creating order.
